Huge prehistoric shark found in cave wall
2-1-2020 |
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The well-preserved fossil remains of a 330 million-year-old shark have been discovered in a cave in Kentucky.
Who was responsible for the 'Devil's trail' ?
1-29-2020 | 10
Researchers have shed new light on a trail of fossil footprints found along the side of an extinct volcano.
'Dancing dragon' fossil is velociraptor relative
1-21-2020 | 0
Palaeontologists have compared the feathers of a 120 million-year-old dinosaur to those of modern birds.
Volcanism ruled out in dino extinction debate
1-18-2020 | 2
A new study has suggested that it was an asteroid strike, not volcanism, that ultimately wiped out the dinosaurs.
Homo erectus lived alongside modern humans
12-26-2019 | 10
One of our ancient ancestors held on for so long that it was still around when modern humans arrived on the scene.
Cave painting depicts world's oldest cryptid
VIDEO 12-13-2019 | 17
A cave painting dating back 44,000 years shows the earliest known depiction of a supernatural creature.
18,000-year-old 'dog' found frozen in Siberia
11-28-2019 | 24
The incredibly well-preserved remains of a prehistoric canine have been recovered from the permafrost.
Did we kill all the other species of human ?
11-25-2019 | 21
Around 300,000 years ago there were at least nine species of human on Earth, but now there is only one.
Fossil tooth sheds light on world's largest ape
11-14-2019 | 4
Standing up to three meters tall, Gigantopithecus was the largest ape to ever walk the face of the Earth.
'Tully Monster' is more mysterious than ever
11-13-2019 | 8
A bizarre prehistoric creature has long proven one of palaeontology's most inexplicable discoveries.
'Last' Neanderthal necklace unearthed in Spain
11-3-2019 | 1
Dating back 40,000 years, the necklace may have been the last of its kind ever made by the Neanderthals.
Scientists discover prehistoric 'mold pigs'
10-14-2019 | 7
A previously unknown species of microscopic creature has been discovered perfectly preserved in amber.
Mammoths survived until just 4,000 years ago
10-10-2019 | 20
A population of woolly mammoths still roamed the Earth at the time the Egyptian pyramids were being built.
Mass extinction caused long-term disruption
9-30-2019 | 7
A new study has revealed how long it took for the world's oceans to recover after the death of the dinosaurs.
The face of a woman who lived 7,500 years ago
VIDEO 9-19-2019 | 16
Forensic experts have created a detailed reconstruction of a Neolithic woman found in a cave in Gibraltar.
33ft 'frozen dragon' pterosaur found in Canada
9-16-2019 | 17
Palaeontologists have identified one of the largest flying creatures ever to live on planet Earth.
T. rex had 'air conditioning' on its head
9-6-2019 | 4
It turns out that Tyrannosaurus rex had a rather unique way of keeping itself from overheating.
3.8 million-year-old hominin skull unearthed
VIDEO 8-29-2019 | 7
The remarkable discovery has reignited the debate over which hominim species gave rise to modern humans.
New Stegosaurus species found in Morocco
8-21-2019 | 0
Not only is the fossil a new species but it is also the earliest known Stegosaurus specimen ever discovered.
Giant extinct penguin was the size of a human
8-15-2019 | 4
Palaeontologists have identified the fossil remains of an enormous species of penguin that lived in New Zealand.
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