A fossil being studied at the Institute of Vertebrate Palaeontology and Palaeoanthropology reminds scientists of a mythical dragon.

Is it possible that feathers weren’t the first extravagant skin appendages in reptiles? The recent discovery of Mirasaura grauvogeli’s remarkable dorsal crest has upended long-held assumptions about ...

By revisiting a fossil unearthed decades ago, paleontologists identified a new type of modified skin jutting out from the reptile’s back like a fan.

An international team of researchers, including palaeontologists at University College Cork (UCC), has discovered a new ...

Meet Mirasaura grauvogeli, a small reptile from the Middle Triassic, whose frill of feather-shaped structures rethinks the evolution of early reptiles.

A strange crest found on ancient reptile fossils suggests birds and dinosaurs may not have the exclusive lock on feather-like features.

A bizarre reptile once scurried through the Triassic treetops with an extravagant crest on its back, one made from neither ...

Late Cretaceous dinosaur tracks found in Canada might have been made by different species walking together, but the evidence ...

A treasure trove of exceptionally preserved early animals from more than half a billion years ago has been discovered in the ...

Mirasaura grauvogeli had a featherlike crest and a tail like a monkey. “It's been a long time since I've been so blown away ...

Body coverings such as hair and feathers have played a central role in evolution. They enabled warm-bloodedness by insulating ...

During the Triassic period nearly 250 million years ago, a small reptile scurried after insects in the canopy of a lush ...