Reconstruction of the head of Masiakasaurus knopfleri, a new predatory dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous (65 million years ago) of Madagascar. The illustration highlights the bizarre jaws and teeth, ...

A new species of dinosaur from the island of Madagascar has been identified. Dubbed Dahalokely tokana by its discoverers, the dinosaur was a member of a group called abelisauroids, carnivorous ...

A new species of dinosaur from the island of Madagascar has been identified. Dubbed Dahalokely tokana by its discoverers, the dinosaur was a member of a group called abelisauroids, carnivorous ...

An artist's rendering of Kongonaphon kely, a newly described 4-inch-tall reptile that lived in southwestern Madagascar some 237 million years ago. Researchers think the Triassic creature may be ...

The fossilized remains of a new, nearly complete longnecked sauropod dinosaur were recently unearthed on the island of Madagascar. The discovery was announced today in the journal Nature by National ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Adalatherium hui, which in Malagasy and Greek translates into “crazy beast,” was discovered from the study of a 66 million-year-old fossil from ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A prehistoric opossum-sized critter dubbed the “crazy beast” that inhabited Madagascar at the end of the age of dinosaurs is providing scientists insight into early mammalian ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Dinosaurs and the flying reptiles called pterosaurs - both known for achieving great size - had humble beginnings, as shown by a diminutive insect-eating reptile from Madagascar ...

D E N V E R, Aug. 1 -- Paleontologists have unearthed two exceedinglyrare skulls of a titanosaur, finally putting a face on one of theworld's most common, yet least understood dinosaurs. The skulls' ...

Dinosaurs and pterosaurs may be known for their remarkable size, but a newly described species that lived around 237 million years ago suggests that they originated from extremely small ancestors. The ...

Researchers have discovered an ancient relative of dinosaurs, a 4-inch reptile that lived 237 million years ago. “There’s a general perception of dinosaurs as being giants,” said the study's lead ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A prehistoric opossum-sized critter dubbed the "crazy beast" that inhabited Madagascar at the end of the age of dinosaurs is providing scientists insight into early mammalian ...