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Mystery of the Tully monster may have finally been solved
Apr 17, 2023The long-running mystery of whether or not this peculiar prehistoric creature was a vertebrate may finally have an answer.
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.
Prehistoric 'Swiss Army knife' found across Africa
Jun 13, 2022A set of cutting and skinning tools is being hailed as evidence that our ancestors shared knowledge.
Many prehistoric cave paintings were made by children
Mar 17, 2022New research has suggested that the process of creating cave paintings may have been a family affair.
Newly discovered crocodile's last meal was a dinosaur
Feb 14, 2022Palaeontologists have discovered a new species of prehistoric crocodile that once feasted upon small dinosaurs.
Prehistoric millipede was the size of a car
VIDEO Dec 21, 2021Palaeontologists have announced the discovery of a truly gigantic millipede on a beach in England.
Four-legged, land-walking whale discovered
Sep 2, 2021The fossil remains of a particularly unusual species of prehistoric whale have been unearthed in Egypt.
Prehistoric woolly mammoth traveled 70,000km
Aug 14, 2021Scientists have identified a mammoth that roamed a distance equivalent to circling the entire planet twice.
Prehistoric rhino was taller than a giraffe
VIDEO Jun 23, 2021Weighing the equivalent of four elephants, Paraceratherium linxiaense was an absolute monster.
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.
Prehistoric 'sea dragon' fossil unearthed
Dec 27, 2020Palaeontologists have identified a new prehistoric sea creature that lived in what is now the English Channel.
Terrestrial relative of pterosaurs discovered
Dec 15, 2020Palaeontologists have shed new light on the evolutionary history of these abundant prehistoric flying reptiles.
Prehistoric sperm found trapped inside amber
Sep 16, 2020Scientists have identified 100 million-year-old sperm cells perfectly preserved within fossilized tree resin.
New species of prehistoric fossil ape unearthed
Sep 10, 2020Palaeontologists have discovered what is thought to be the earliest known ancestor of the modern-day gibbon.
True scale of the Megalodon shark revealed
VIDEO Sep 3, 2020This gargantuan prehistoric shark was so large that a human standing on its back would be the size of its fin.
Huge reptile found in Ichthyosaur's stomach
VIDEO Aug 23, 2020Palaeontologists have discovered one large prehistoric fossil reptile inside the belly of another, larger predator.
Reptile had a neck 3 times the length of its body
Aug 9, 2020Scientists have been studying how a prehistoric creature named Tanystropheus supported its insanely long neck.
Prehistoric 'hell ant' found trapped in amber
Aug 8, 2020An ancient species of ant has been found frozen in time while right in the middle of devouring another insect.
Fossil of gigantic predatory fish unearthed
Jul 7, 2020Palaeontologists have discovered the fossil remains of a 70 million-year-old carnivorous fish in Patagonia.
Huge crocodiles once ran around on two legs
Jun 14, 2020Palaeontologists have discovered a prehistoric species of crocodile that walked on two legs instead of four.
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