In a study published in Scientific Reports, scientists found that these large, flightless birds—among our closest living ...

Birds as a group are the closest living relatives to dinosaurs, and pelicans are closely related to aquatic avian dinosaurs.

Paleontologists discovered Duonychus tsogtbaatari from fossils uncovered in 2012. It was a giant, feathered creature adapted ...

rex specimen. Most paleontologists now agree that birds are the dinosaurs’ closest living relatives. In fact, they say that birds are dinosaurs—colorful, incredibly diverse, cute little ...

Dinosaurs are the extinct relatives of birds that roamed the lands and seas of ancient Earth. They first appeared around 240 ...

If the dinosaurs found in the Ischigualasto Formation are already recognisably dinosaurs, it suggests that their origins are even more ancient. The closest relatives to dinosaurs have only been ...

The new research is the first to look back at early mammals in full color. Using advanced fossil imaging methods and a thorough examination of the pigment-producing cells present in living mammals, ...

A new family tree of the meat-eating dinosaurs shows where birds perch among their closest dinosaur relatives. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news ...

Scientists believe many of these features appeared at various points across the evolution of maniraptorans – the group of theropod dinosaurs that contains both birds and their closest relatives.

With its four wings and a long, bony tail, Microraptor was unlike any bird alive today. This is because it was a dinosaur—one that evolved long after the first known bird, Archaeopteryx, split ...