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

A discovery about the dark fur of early mammals confirms long-held theories about their evolutionary and ecological behavior.

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

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

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

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.

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

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 was a tree dwelling mammal, weighing about 3 pounds ... one of the best places in the world to find fossils from this ancient era.

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