Stories by Riley Black

Early in the Age of Mammals, pangolins used to trundle around Wyoming

Some cats can purr. Others can't. Why?

A rare specimen shows a prehistoric chain of chowing down

Newly-discovered species of armored fish was a giant.

This fossil mammal strangely resembles a mythical creature from Down Under

An exceptional fossil raises questions about what non-avian dinosaurs sounded like.

A reappraisal of mammal fossils has led to the discovery of two of the smallest beardogs ever found.

Coyotes survived the Ice Age, but they didn't make it through unaltered.

A new study finds a connection between size and the way theropod dinosaurs impressed each other.

Teeth found the world over give away the existence of a shark previously unknown to science.

A lucky find changes the story of how Channel Islands mammals came to be so small

Paleontologists reveal one of the scariest sets of jaws to have ever evolved

This ostrichlike dinosaur used to be categorized as a known species until paleontologists realized it's something new

Changing the menu may have allowed jaguars to thrive while other cats perished

Despite promises to improve, the media company continues to peddle misinformation

This Triassic carnivore ruled when dinosaurs were still small

Dinosaur discoveries aren't just made in the field, but in museum collections, too

This extinct mammal had a strange arrangement of toes

One of the most exceptional fossil sloths ever excavated was found under a mound of bat droppings

This ancient marine reptile is being hailed as the "crown jewel" of Scottish fossils

Paleontologists announce a new carnivore that stalked Jurassic shores

America's pronghorn aren't antelope, but close relatives of giraffes

Paleontologists claim to have found a little armored dinosaur that went carnivore

These insects thrived in the heyday of the dinosaurs