Neither scales nor feathers: scientists find ancient reptile with back nails
German paleontologists from the The Stuttgart State Museum of Natural History became interested in an unusual reptile that lived in the Triassic period about 200-250 million years ago and had a strange crest on its back, consisting of bones rather than scales or feathers.
Scientists discover new «ghostly» human species in Tibetan DNA
Paleontologists from the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology in Beijing, based on the results of a 7,100-year-old skeleton, discovered a previously unknown species of ancient man.
The smallest cat in the world lived 300 thousand years ago in China
Chinese researchers have found the remains of a feline that could fit in the palm of a hand. The smallest cat in the world was discovered deep in a cave, where early humans also lived.
Meet Loki. Paleontologists identify a new species of dinosaur — a relative of Triceratops with bizarre horns
The dinosaur, which scientists nicknamed Lokiceratops rangiformis (or simply Loki), roamed the western part of North America more than 78 million years ago, when the continent was divided into several island masses.
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