Ancient mammals that lived in the time of dinosaurs were mostly the same dark-brown colour, according to a new study ...

Newly analyzed fossil skeleton of Mixodectes pungens reveals its tree-dwelling lifestyle, dietary habits, and ties to ...

Our earliest mammalian ancestors avoided the dominant dinosaurs by only coming out at night and having uniformly dark, ...

Using their monochrome coats as camouflage, these mammals blended into the shadows to avoid being eaten by dinosaurs at night ...

The early mammals living alongside the dinosaurs might have all had dark-coloured fur. Living a nocturnal lifestyle, the ...

A new book highlights the beautiful work of Jay Matternes, an accomplished artist who drew everything from mammoths to early ...

During the age of dinosaurs, early mammals probably lacked the stripes and spots of their modern relatives, having uniformly dark, drab coats.

A study of the fossilised fur of six mammals from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods has found they were all greyish-brown ...

The Triassic is one of the most important periods in the evolution of life on Earth. After one of the greatest mass ...

"These extinct early mammals had distinct lifestyles, ranging from ground-dwelling and burrowing to gliding through the ...

Well, perhaps it might have - and even should have - if it wasn’t for an unlikely ally that some scientists believe may have given ancient mammals a competitive edge at this ...

This discovery should help scientists further investigate the ecosystems of ancient Africa and the evolution of many modern mammals. Some 30 million years ago, during what’s known as the ...