A recent study suggests that a meteor impact 66 million years ago on an oil rich region of Yucatan Peninsula led to the death of the dinosaurs.

Scientists have reconstructed how an ancient reptile swam in the oceans at the time of the dinosaurs. Computer simulations suggest the plesiosaur moved through the water like a penguin, using its front limbs as paddles and back limbs for steering.

Scientists discover one of the most complete skeletons of a turtle from the age of dinosaurs, and its nose looks an awful lot like that of a pig, reports CNN.

Scientists have discovered a species of ancient mammal that survived the event that led to the extinction of the dinosaurs.

Researchers looking further afield, have discovered remains from dinosaurs further and further from the tropics and temperate zones, into the Polar regions, reports Business Insider.

The Earth has entered a new period of extinction and humans could be among the first casualties.

For the first time scientists create chicken embryos with broad,Velociraptor-like muzzles in the place of their beaks.