This video offers a detailed timeline of prehistoric sharks, tracing their evolution across hundreds of millions of years. It ...

The Murcia tracksites confirm that straight-tusked elephants, Palaeoloxodon antiquus, crossed Spain’s southeastern coastal ...

Long before the rise of the great white, a prehistoric shark dominated ancient oceans with a design built for overwhelming force. Fossil remains suggest this predator occupied the top of the food ...

A team of researchers reconstructed an ancient marine ecosystem – and discovered a previously unseen seventh layer in its ...

The end-Cretaceous was the age of the dinosaurs, an era populated by iconic prehistoric creatures like Ankylosaurus, Gallimimus, Triceratops, and Tyrannosaurus rex. Our favorite dinosaurs might be the ...

Scientists found a sea creature with “large” pores on its throat off of Antarctica and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo from Derek Oyen via Unsplash The summaries below were drafted with ...

A piece of rock that rolled off a geological formation in Brazil held the key to the discovery of a new prehistoric species. Giaretta, et al (2025) Papers in Palaeontology As scientist Ariovaldo ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Long before whales were majestic, gentle giants, some of their prehistoric ancestors were tiny, weird and feral. A chance discovery of a 25 million-year-old fossil on an ...

A long-lost prehistoric bird species makes a triumphant comeback in its native land after being considered extinct.

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