Fig. 1: Some adult individuals watch over the newly-hatched Europasaurus chicks which are leaving the nest to join their herd. Commissioned artwork by Davide Bonadonna.

What the inner ear of Europasaurus reveals about its life

Close up photograph of the mammal foot among the ribs of Microraptor. Photograph by Hans Larsson, who retains the copyright on these images. These may be used in any article in association with this story. / Gros plan photo du pied de mammifère parmi les côtes de Microraptor. Photographie de Hans Larsson, qui détient les droits d'auteur sur ces images. Ceux-ci peuvent être utilisés dans n'importe quel article en association avec cette histoire.

Rare discovery of dinosaur remains preserved with its last meal

Artist’s life reconstruction of adult and newly born Triassic ichthyosaurs Shonisaurus, 2022. Credit: Gabriel Ugueto.

Giant extinct marine reptile graveyard was likely ancient birthing grounds

Dinosaur ancestors are shown in this artist's conception of life in the Chañares formation approximately 235 million years. Credit: Victor O. Leshyk / www.paleovista.com

Climate change played key role in dinosaur success story

Pterodactylus antiquus, DMA-JP-2014/004, from the Upper Jurassic (Kimmeridgian) Torleite Formation of Painten; overview photograph.

Oldest Pterodactylus fossil found in Germany

Fossils from the Fezouata Shale. From left to right, a non-mineralized arthropod (Marrellomorpha), a palaeoscolecid worm and a trilobites. Credit Emmanuel Martin. 

Fossil site reveals giant arthropods dominated the seas 470 million years...

A seismogram of 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami recorded at Weston Observatory in Massachusetts, USA. Credit: Image from Wikimedia Commons.

Finding faults deeply stressful

Artist's impression of an individual 525-million-year-old Cardiodictyon catenulum on the shallow coastal sea floor, emerging from the shelter of a small stromatolite, rock-like structures built by microorganisms that were common at the time. Credit: Nicholas Strausfeld

525-million-year-old fossil defies textbook explanation for brain evolution

Artistic reconstruction of the Ordovician fossils Mieridduryn bonniae. Original artwork by Franz Anthony

Welsh ‘weird wonder’ fossils add piece to puzzle of arthropod evolution

Thanks to its geothermally active location, the town of Kusatsu, Gunma Prefecture (in the background of this image), is one of Japan’s most popular onsen (hot springs) destinations. The acidic and vibrant turquoise Yugama crater lake, however, is definitely not suitable for swimming. Credit: Tomoya Obase

Monitoring ‘frothy’ magma gases could help evade disaster

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