A recent study from the University of Liverpool shows how sauropod dinosaurs shifted over time from small, tail-heavy animals ...

What's with the long neck? While a common hypothesis has been that competition among male giraffes affected the length of their necks in evolution, a new publication has suggested otherwise. This work ...

If you've ever wondered why the giraffe has such a long neck, the answer seems clear: it lets them reach succulent leaves atop tall acacia trees in Africa. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest ...

Huayracursor jaguensis lived during the Late Triassic period. Paleontologists may have discovered when plant-eating dinosaurs evolved their long necks after a new species of sauropodomorph was found ...

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