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Prehistoric carnivorous 'terror beast' worm fossils unearthed in Greenland
Jan 5, 2024Over 500 million years ago, these huge predatory worms prowled the Cambrian seas.
Some juvenile T. rex fossils are a distinct species of small dinosaur
Jan 3, 2024It is now believed that some of the fossils once thought to be young T. rexes are actually adults of a separate species.
Fossil remains of world's largest marsupial unearthed in Australia
Oct 25, 2023A relative of today's wombats, the Diprotodon was absolutely massive - standing 1.7 meters tall and weighing 3 tons.
First known fossilized 'terror bird' footprints found in Argentina
Oct 13, 2023The well-preserved tracks were left in the silt by a species of bird that would have made even today's ostriches seem tame.
Fossil licking and zombie spiders among 2023's Ig Nobel Prize winners
VIDEO Sep 15, 2023The annual ceremony celebrates some of the strangest science projects imaginable.
Remarkably well preserved dinosaur embryo found inside fossilized egg
Aug 13, 2023The incredibly rare specimen was found collecting dust in the back room of a museum in China.
Fossilized sea creature in Peru may have been heaviest animal ever
Aug 5, 2023Palaeontologists have unearthed the fossilized remains of what could be the heaviest creature that ever lived.
Researchers recreate the face of the real-life 'Hobbit' of Flores
VIDEO Jul 5, 2023The face of this long-lost human ancestor has been painstakingly recreated from fossil remains using computer software.
The 'ape men' of Flores: could homo floresiensis still be alive today ?
Feb 20, 2023There have been multiple sightings of small humanoids on the island of Flores in Indonesia over the last few decades.
T.rex may have been nearly twice the size, new study suggests
Nov 17, 2022The iconic predatory dinosaur may have been as much as 70% larger than fossil discoveries suggest.
Mystery of weird creature dubbed 'alien goldfish' may have been solved
Sep 21, 2022For decades, fossil experts have been perplexed by a totally bizarre prehistoric creature.
Loch Ness Monster 'plausible' after fossil discovery
Jul 27, 2022The discovery that some plesiosaurs could have lived in freshwater has re-ignited the debate on Nessie.
Is an ancient human ancestor hiding in Indonesia ?
Apr 28, 2022A controversial new book claims that the hobbit-like Homo floresiensis may not have actually gone extinct.
Well preserved dinosaur leg may be from the actual day of the asteroid strike
Apr 15, 2022Palaeontologists believe that they may have found one of the victims of the extinction event that ended the dinosaurs.
Remains of largest known Jurassic pterosaur found in Scotland
Feb 25, 2022Palaeontologists have unearthed the fossil of a giant winged reptile on Scotland's Isle of Skye.
Huge fossilized 'sea dragon' is largest ever found in the UK
Jan 10, 2022Palaeontologists have uncovered what is being hailed as the UK's largest ever ichthyosaur fossil.
Four-legged, land-walking whale discovered
Sep 2, 2021The fossil remains of a particularly unusual species of prehistoric whale have been unearthed in Egypt.
'Dragon Man' could be new human species
Jun 27, 2021Scientists in China have discovered a fossil skull belonging to what could be a totally new human species.
Huge 'living fossil' fish can live for 100 years
VIDEO Jun 21, 2021A fish once thought to have died out in prehistoric times is continuing to throw up surprises for scientists.
'Living fossil' discovered after 273M years
May 10, 2021Scientists have discovered an ancient symbiotic relationship off Japan that was long thought to be extinct.
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