Giant Crocodylians Ruled South America’s Ancient Food Chain
Reconstruction of Purussarus neivensis attacking Pericotoxodon platignathus. Credit: Miguel Hernandez Fossil bite marks suggest giant crocodylians, especially Purussaurus…
236-Million-Year-Old Fossil Reveals a Stunning Secret About the Origins of Mammal Birth
Skull of the Chiniquodon theotonicus individual that was used for this study. Credit: Leandro Gaetano An unusual growth…
Construction Crew Uncovers Giant 20-Meter Dinosaur in Brazil
Artistic reconstruction of the new dinosaur from Maranhão state. It was 20 meters long and had a European…
‘Earliest evidence’ of elephant butchery at Olduvai Gorge shared in new study
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Elephants are widely adored by many people today — but…
‘Earliest evidence’ of elephant butchery at Olduvai Gorge shared in new study
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Elephants are widely adored by many people today — but…
How Prehistoric Poop Changed Earth’s Ecosystems Forever
One of the coprolites, from museum fossil collections, used in the new research. Credit: Flinders University Ancient animal…
This 518-Million-Year-Old Creature Reveals How Spiders Got Their Bite
Artist’s impression of Urokodia. Credit: Xiaodong Wang Scientists from the University of Leicester and Yunnan University identified an…
Forgotten for 20 Years, This 240-Million-Year-Old Fossil Reveals a New Reptile Species
Part of the fossil was accidentally lost for more than two decades. Its rediscovery allowed the animal to…
Mystery Bones Found in Japan Belong to a Giant Salamander Unlike Any Known
A reconstruction of the Ajimu giant salamander, which is believed to have inhabited the lakes and marshes of…
Australian fossils reveal 550-million-year-old animal may be the first known right-hander
Fossils from South Australia are offering a surprising clue about the deep history of animal behavior. Spriggina floundersi,…
567-Million-Year-Old Fossils Suggest Animals Evolved Earlier Than We Thought
Reconstruction of a hypothetical deep-water paleocommunity from the new fossil site in Canada’s Northwest Territories, based on fossils…
Ancient goose fossil overturns a decades-old theory about giant birds
In the mudstones of St Bathans, Central Otago, scientists have uncovered a fossil goose that adds a surprising…