Fossil collectors in Florida have discovered an ancient sinkhole, now at the bottom of a river, which holds the remains of animals rarely seen in the state, including a type of giant armadillo, giant ...

A new look at fossils from the Cambrian Period around 500 million years ago has revealed that some of the earliest animals spent time on mudflats that were sometimes exposed to the air – a find that c ...

Above the shores of prehistoric seas and lakes, pterosaurs roamed the skies. They were feathered creatures that ranged in ...

Fossil teeth of extinct megalodon sharks have grooves made by other megalodon teeth, hinting at violent encounters between ...

The short-tailed find with the forelimb of a raptor is an extremely rare example of the transition from dinosaurs to birds ...

Around 66 million years ago, a marine creature from the Cretaceous era munched on some sea lilies and developed an […] ...

Researchers in China found Baminornis zhenghensis, which lived at roughly the same time as the famous Archaeopteryx but ...

Roughly half a million years ago, a group of armadillo-like mammals, horses, and sloths met their end in a sinkhole in what ...

Feb. 12—"Walk Through Time" at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science is now complete with the addition of the Bradbury Stamm Construction Hall of Ancient Life. The permanent exhibition ...

The field of paleo-inspired robotics is opening up a new way to turn back time and studying prehistoric animals.

Sharks were unusually less bitey in 2024, as reports of shark bites dropped for the year in New Jersey and worldwide.

Discover the fascinating story of a sea cow fossil in Venezuela, providing insights into prehistoric marine life and predator ...