Image Content Description: This image is a comparative illustration from the 2006 Encyclopedia Britannica, showcasing the Mississippi (American) Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) and the Estuarine (Saltwater) Crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) from both side and top…

Image Content Description: This image presents an informational profile of the Gila Monster (Heloderma suspectum), a venomous lizard native to the southwestern United States and Mexico. The…

Image Content Description: This image is an informational guide titled “Lynx of the World,” featuring a comparative overview of four lynx species: the Canadian Lynx, Bobcat, Iberian Lynx, and Eurasian Lynx….

Air pockets found in bones of Alvarezsauridae skeleton for the first time A team of archaeologists and paleontologists from Argentina, the U.S. and China has…

Genomic study provides snapshots of mammoth diversity throughout the last million years A new genomic study has uncovered long-lost genetic diversity in mammoth lineages spanning…

Giant croc-like carnivore fossils found in the Caribbean Imagine a crocodile built like a greyhound—that’s a sebecid. Standing tall, with some species reaching 20 feet…

How mid-Cretaceous events affected marine top predators Ichthyosaur. Credit: Kristina Kutleša from Pexels The highest trophic niches in Mesozoic oceans were filled by diverse marine…

Arctic Fox: The Tundra’s Winter Survivor Scientific Profile ❄️ Species: Vulpes lagopus (“hare-footed fox”) 🌍 Range: Circumpolar Arctic (60°N to North Pole) 📏 Size: 46-68 cm (18-27 in) + 30cm…

Short-Beaked Echidna: Australia’s Spiny Egg-Layer Scientific Profile 🦔 Species: Tachyglossus aculeatus 🥚 Order: Monotremata (egg-laying mammals) 📍 Range: Australia, Tasmania, New Guinea 📏 Size: 30-45 cm (12-18 in) / 2-7…

Ptero firma: Footprints pinpoint when ancient flying reptiles conquered the ground Fossils of footprints over 160 million years old have helped paleontologists at the University…