The passengers in the row ahead were sure to have listened with avid interest. They were officers with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.

Now, an international team of paleontologists has found a new piece of the puzzle — a nearly complete skull of a previously unidentified species of hyaenodonta. The discovery could bring ...

Several traits - including the shape of the brain and beak bones - are consistent with ... water resistance while diving to snap up fish. The skull features are consistent with clues from ...