Huge fossilized 'sea dragon' is largest ever found in the UK
1-10-2022 |
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Palaeontologists have uncovered what is being hailed as the UK's largest ever ichthyosaur fossil.
'Exquisitely preserved' dinosaur embryo discovered
VIDEO 12-22-2021 | 6
An unhatched dinosaur resembling a 17-day-old chicken embryo has been discovered by palaeontologists.
Prehistoric millipede was the size of a car
VIDEO 12-21-2021 | 29
Palaeontologists have announced the discovery of a truly gigantic millipede on a beach in England.
Could Tanzania footprints really be those of a new species of human ?
12-1-2021 | 3
Scientists take a closer look at a set of 3.6 million-year-old footprints discovered in Northern Tanzania.
Mystery dinosaur tracks - did sauropods really walk on two legs ?
11-27-2021 | 8
Strange tracks left by giant sauropod dinosaurs have been leaving experts scratching their heads.
Mammoths still roamed the Earth when Egypt's pyramids were being built
10-30-2021 | 4
A new study has shown that some Ice Age mammals survived much longer than previously thought.
Human-like footprints could be over 6 million years old
10-22-2021 | 3
Tracks left by an ancient human ancestor in what is now Crete could be much older than previously believed.
16 million-year-old tardigrade found in amber
10-6-2021 | 7
The microscopic specimen was found trapped inside a lump of amber dating back to the Miocene epoch.
Meet the 'horned crocodile-faced hell heron'
VIDEO 10-1-2021 | 4
Palaeontologists have identified two predatory species of dinosaur that roamed what is now the Isle of Wight.
Oldest human footprints in North America found
9-26-2021 | 17
Archaeologists have identified what are now thought to be the oldest footprints ever found on the continent.
Tyrannosaurus rex wagged its tail when running
9-23-2021 | 4
Even the fiercest dinosaurs may have wagged their tails back and forth when running and walking.
Four-legged, land-walking whale discovered
9-2-2021 | 6
The fossil remains of a particularly unusual species of prehistoric whale have been unearthed in Egypt.
Prehistoric woolly mammoth traveled 70,000km
8-14-2021 | 2
Scientists have identified a mammoth that roamed a distance equivalent to circling the entire planet twice.
'Dragon Man' could be new human species
6-27-2021 | 5
Scientists in China have discovered a fossil skull belonging to what could be a totally new human species.
New type of ancient human discovered in Israel
6-25-2021 | 4
Named 'Nesher Ramla Homo', this previously unknown species of human walked the Earth 120,000 years ago.
Prehistoric rhino was taller than a giraffe
VIDEO 6-23-2021 | 2
Weighing the equivalent of four elephants, Paraceratherium linxiaense was an absolute monster.
Megalodons may have grown up to 20m long
6-9-2021 | 5
A new study has indicated that the largest shark that ever lived may have been even bigger than we thought.
Australia's largest known dinosaur unearthed
6-7-2021 | 6
An absolutely gargantuan dinosaur - the largest ever found in Australia - has been unearthed in Queensland.
Oldest human burial in Africa found in Kenya
5-7-2021 | 5
Archaeologists have unearthed a child who was buried at Panga ya Saidi cave almost 80,000 years ago.
How many Tyrannosaurus rex walked the Earth?
4-20-2021 | 0
It's arguably the world's most famous dinosaur, but just how many of these notorious carnivores were there ?
