Some were the size of a dog. Others were as large as polar bears. A newly-discovered fossil of the ferocious hyaenodont is ...

It didn't have any fur, and it wouldn't have had dog-like ears," study co-author Ken ... as well as the dinosaurs—is described based on a fossil specimen found on the Spanish island of Mallorca ...

A 237-million-year-old fossil the size of a small dog was found in Brazil, and it might be a precursor to the dinosaur. It is one of the oldest fossils ever uncovered in South America and even the ...

A few million years later, however, they went extinct and were replaced by the relatives of dogs, cats and hyenas. By filling in the gaps of the fossil record, paleontologists can better ...

An analysis of a 30,000-year-old fossil vulture from Central Italy has revealed for the first time that volcanic rock can ...

Bipedality is often considered to be the hallmark of hominins, and its presence in fossil species is often ... Refers to the arrangement of the upper canine and lower third premolar that allows ...

The fossil record, along with studies of human ... and a grasping foot that allowed it to forage in the trees. The canine teeth were probably large and sharp, as seen in several Miocene hominoids.