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Prehistoric four-legged snake discovered
7-24-2015 |
10
Scientists have unearthed the fossil remains of a strange species of snake with four tiny limbs.
Giant prehistoric bat walked on all fours
6-21-2015 | 7
Scientists have discovered a species of bat that was three times the size of any that are alive today.
Were dinosaurs warm or cold-blooded ?
6-2-2015 | 26
A new study has suggested that the prehistoric reptiles were more likely to be warm-blooded like mammals.
3.3 million-year-old stone tools discovered
5-21-2015 | 18
Prehistoric stone tools predating the human genus have been unearthed in a dried-up riverbed in Kenya.
Prehistoric insect found trapped in amber
5-3-2015 | 15
A 100 million-year-old predatory cockroach has been found perfectly preserved in a piece of amber.
Giant prehistoric salamander discovered
3-24-2015 | 6
A new species of lizard that grew to the size of a car has been identified from fossils in Portugal.
Darwin was baffled by prehistoric 'horse'
3-19-2015 | 15
The world famous naturalist described the creature as being 'the strangest animal ever discovered.'
Stonehenge may have been a raised platform
3-16-2015 | 47
A new theory has proposed that the prehistoric stone circle may have supported a large wooden altar.
'Carpet of tools' discovered in the Sahara
3-15-2015 | 13
The desert's Messak Settafet escarpment contains up to 75 prehistoric tools per square meter.
Prehistoric lobster was the size of a man
3-13-2015 | 19
Palaeontologists have uncovered the fossil remains of an enormous 480 million-year-old lobster.
New species of ichthyosaur identified
2-22-2015 | 4
The fossil of a previously unknown species of prehistoric aquatic reptile has been found at a museum.
Huge prehistoric guinea pig was 1.5m tall
2-4-2015 | 14
The world's largest ever rodent was so big that it used its front teeth like tusks to defend itself.
Prehistoric marine reptile found in Scotland
1-12-2015 | 18
The fossilized remains of a large dolphin-like creature have been found on the Isle of Skye.
6,000-year-old camp unearthed at Stonehenge
12-21-2014 | 5
An ancient encampment discovered near the prehistoric monument could rewrite British history.
45,000-year-old human genome reconstructed
10-23-2014 | 4
Scientists have revealed new details about our prehistoric ancestors thanks to a fossil thighbone.
Prehistoric kangaroo walked like a human
10-18-2014 | 9
The extinct sthenurine kangaroo weighed a quarter of a ton and looked a bit like a giant bipedal rabbit.
Spinosaurus hunted its prey from the water
9-12-2014 | 6
The meat-eating behemoth is believed to have stalked the prehistoric waterways of North Africa.
Colossal new dinosaur species discovered
9-4-2014 | 19
The enormous prehistoric reptile was so massive that it weighed the same as seven Tyrannosaurus rex.
Prehistoric pterosaur colony discovered
8-14-2014 | 6
Scientists have found the fossil remains of several dozen members of a previously unknown species.
Did prehistoric worms save the world ?
8-11-2014 | 5
Burrowing worms may have had a profound impact on the development of life over 500 million years ago.
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