The fossilized neck bone of a flying reptile unearthed in Canada shows tell-tale signs of being bitten by a crocodile-like creature 76 million years ago, according to a new study. The fossilised ...

Using advanced mass spectrometry and other techniques, researchers identified preserved collagen remnants in the hip bone ... proteins like collagen, appear to be present in some fossils.

Kato borrowed a CT scanner from an optical instrument maker and found the fossilized bone had a sponge-like structure inside, which is typical of turtles. Bones of a pterosaur are usually hollow.

and so Japanese scientists — including the paleontologists who found the fossils in the 1950s — had a limited understanding of what bear bones could look like. Even so, these scientists had ...