Prehistoric shark found off coast of Portugal
VIDEO Nov 12, 2017Considered to be a 'living fossil', the frilled shark has remained unchanged for over 80 million years.
Huge prehistoric otter was the size of a wolf
Nov 10, 2017The remarkable species, which once roamed what is now China, had a bite comparable to that of a bear.
Dino-killing asteroid hit worst possible place
Nov 9, 2017The dinosaurs may not have gone extinct if the asteroid had hit almost anywhere other than where it did.
Did T. rex use its tiny arms to slash prey ?
Nov 5, 2017One palaeontologist has suggested that Tyrannosaurus rex may have used its arms as vicious weapons.
Fossil ichthyosaur found alongside its prey
Oct 31, 2017Palaeontologists have unearthed the fossil remains of an 18ft sea monster dating back to the Jurassic Era.
'Mega-carnivore' dinosaur found in Africa
Oct 26, 2017An enormous meat-eating dinosaur measuring up to 30ft in length once roamed what is now Southern Africa.
Near-complete tyrannosaur fossil found in Utah
Oct 22, 2017Palaeontologists have unearthed the skeleton of a meat-eating dinosaur dating back over 76 million years.
9.7 million-year-old hominin teeth discovered
Oct 20, 2017The surprising find has the potential to completely rewrite everything we know of early human history.
48 million-year-old bird fossil unearthed
Oct 18, 2017A prehistoric species of bird that preened itself like a flamingo has been discovered in Germany.
'Vampire' kangaroos lived longer than thought
Oct 15, 2017An extinct species of fanged kangaroo survived five million years longer than previously believed.
New prehistoric marine predator discovered
Oct 3, 2017Palaeontologists have identified a new species that could shed light on the origins of crocodiles.
Neanderthal brains developed slower than ours
Sep 24, 2017The skeleton of a young Neanderthal has revealed that our brains did not develop at the same rate.
Plant-eating dinosaurs sometimes ate crabs
Sep 24, 2017Fossilized droppings have revealed that some herbivorous dinosaurs occasionally snacked on seafood.
Giant prehistoric frog ate small dinosaurs
Sep 21, 2017At the size of a beach ball, the monster-sized Beelzebufo ampinga was the largest frog that ever lived.
550 million-year-old creature mystery solved
Sep 20, 2017Scientists believe that they have finally worked out what type of creature 'Dickinsonia' actually was.
Prehistoric whales were ferocious predators
Aug 30, 2017The ancestors of today's blue whales were deadly predators with rows of large, razor-sharp teeth.
Largest known Ichthyosaurus was pregnant
Aug 28, 2017Palaeontologists have discovered an enormous Ichthyosaurus specimen in a German museum collection.
Extinct toothless dwarf dolphin unveiled
Aug 23, 2017Scientists have identified an extinct species of mini-dolphin that lived over 30 million years ago.
'Frankenstein dinosaur' is 'missing link'
Aug 16, 2017The mystery surrounding a dinosaur made up of various mismatched body parts has finally been solved.
13 million-year-old human ancestor unearthed
Aug 10, 2017Palaeontologists have discovered the skull of what is thought to be mankind's earliest known ancestor.
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