The skull base is a complex region that provides critical support for the brain and serves as a nexus for vital neurovascular structures. Its intricate bony architecture encompasses components such as ...

The skulls of tetrapods had fewer bones than extinct and living fish, limiting their evolution for millions of years, according to a latest study. The skulls of tetrapods had fewer bones than extinct ...

Scientists digitally reconstructed a 1 million-year-old skull unearthed in China. The analysis suggests it may have belonged to an ancestor of the Denisovans and “Dragon Man.” ...

This dinosaur’s skull was light as air but its mouth was packed with power—and a unique ability to quickly grow teeth. Here’s how Nigersaurus was built for nonstop grazing. The cast of the skull of ...

The discovery of the six-foot-long fossil could offer new clues about the pliosaur, known as the largest carnivorous reptile to ever live. By Livia Albeck-Ripka and Derrick Bryson Taylor In the spring ...