Newfound Species

Researchers in Wyoming have named a new species of plesiosaur defined by its long neck and snappy jaws.

Meet Mbiresaurus raathi, the oldest African dinosaur (and one of the world's earliest) whose neighbors lived in Brazil.

Paleontologists in Chile have found the remains of an ankylosaur that represents a new dinosaur lineage.

Scientists have identified a woodlouse relative — a 10-inch-long, creamy yellow critter called Bathynomus yucatanensis from deep in the Gulf of Mexico.

A new study into the fossilized remains of an ancient turtle in Romania has revealed a brand-new species that managed to survive when the nonavian dinosaurs could not.

Researchers captured a rare flower-like sea pen on video in the deep sea and believe it could be a new species.

A newly described Cretaceous dinosaur had puny arms like Tyrannosaurus rex, though the two species were not closely related.

An herbivorous dinosaur used its vicious-looking claws to forage for plants near the shores of Cretaceous seas.

A new species of glass frog has been named by a cryptocurrency organization, triggering concern over the high environmental cost of crypto.

Scientists recently described six new species of miniature frogs that inhabit forest floors in Mexico and Guatemala.