Stories by Riley Black

Fossil poop reveals a surprise about dinosaur diets

An exceptional fossil offers a new look at the flight abilities of early birds

Even though the fossil record is incomplete, the right circumstances can yield amazing discoveries

A skull and a snout from South Africa reveal a new species of protomammal

Southern Africa preserves the early days of massive dinosaurs

A new dinosaur is named in honor of a world-famous paleoartist

A tiny skull offers a look at a critical time in ape evolution

A fossil skull might indicate the location of a prehistoric whale breeding ground

Paleontologists name a new dwarf, toothless dolphin

A cat-size mammal is an unusual find for its time

This unusual marine reptile strained the seas with its teeth

A submerged sinkhole preserved a massive mastodon latrine

A new fuzzy fossil provides new clues about how dinosaur feathers evolved

This horned, herbivorous reptile shows how weird the Age of Reptiles got to be

Broken bones tell a dinosaur's unusual tale

Overlooked bones reveal a new dinosaur species.

A new study investigates what killed the Midwest's last mastodons

A unique conference takes a new look at a neglected Ice Age beast.

A new dinosaur from China has a familiar look.

Tiny bones reveal an unexpected fossil bird

A fossil foot gives away a new dinosaur species

A new analysis of ancient protomammals refines our understanding of when our ancestors started to run hot

Sometimes a single bone can give away the presence of an unknown dinosaur

A 30-million-year-old whale reveals how filter feeding came before baleen