After the extinction of dinosaurs came the age of mammals. A new book brings readers into this world with well-researched species profiles by Aaron Woodruff, collection manager for vertebrate ...

A team of paleontologists and natural science specialists from the U.K., the U.S. and France reports that ancient fossil evidence uncovered on Scotland's Isle of Skye suggests small mammals living ...

Three newly discovered species reveal how ancient mammals survived extreme weather conditions in the Arctic millions of years ago. While the Arctic today may feel remote and desolate, scientists say ...

Researchers analyzed 200 fossil teeth from ancient mammals in China, revealing how they adapted and diversified after the mass extinction Researchers analyzed 200 fossil teeth from 37 ancient mammal ...

Recent discoveries have shown that brightly colored crests and eye-catching patterns adorned many dinosaurs. Meanwhile, our earliest mammalian ancestors survived these flamboyant predators by being as ...

New research suggests that land-based echidnas descended from semi-aquatic mammals. Gunjan Pandey CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons Between backward-facing-feet, nipple-less milk secretion and ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - There is no doubt scientists had a lot of luck on their side in discovering a critter from the age of dinosaurs that rewrites our understanding of the history of early mammals.

Tooth fossils hint that size came before specialised feeding in early Asian mammals. The story of how mammals rose to prominence after the extinction that ended the age of dinosaurs is often told ...

Scientists say the findings help fill a major gap in the fossil record from Asia during the first 10 million years of the "Age of Mammals" A collection of ancient fossil teeth is helping scientists ...

"Prehistoric World" is a new book by Aaron Woodruff, the museum's collection manager for vertebrate paleontology. It includes profiles and illustrations of prehistoric mammals such as Livyatan ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 53 million year old Coryphodon sp. fossil collected from Huerfano, Colorado Scientists say the findings help fill a major gap in ...