We know dinosaurs were big, but how big were they? And how do we even know? Luckily, paleontologists and other scientists know how to find the answers. By measuring fossils, comparing them to the ...

Long-necked sauropods ruled the land during the Jurassic and Cretaceous ages. These plant-eating giants appeared on every continent and grew to sizes no other land animal has matched. A key reason for ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Fossils of Oculudentavis found encased in amber in Myanmar ...

Over the past decade, paleontology has entered a new era of rapid discovery and scientific transformation. Breakthrough fossils unearthed across Asia, South America, North America, and Europe have ...