Palaeontologists have discovered prehistoric parasites that once fed on the blood of dinosaurs.
The remains of an enormous prehistoric penguin have been found on a beach to the south of Christchurch.
Scientists in China have discovered one of the most peculiar prehistoric organisms ever found.
Scientists exploring Antarctica have found fossils from a forest dating back over 260 million years.
Considered to be a 'living fossil', the frilled shark has remained unchanged for over 80 million years.
The remarkable species, which once roamed what is now China, had a bite comparable to that of a bear.
A prehistoric species of bird that preened itself like a flamingo has been discovered in Germany.
Palaeontologists have identified a new species that could shed light on the origins of crocodiles.
At the size of a beach ball, the monster-sized Beelzebufo ampinga was the largest frog that ever lived.
The ancestors of today's blue whales were deadly predators with rows of large, razor-sharp teeth.
Palaeontologists have been studying the remains of a crocodile-like land predator from the Jurassic era.
A recent excavation in the heart of Los Angeles has yielded evidence of giant prehistoric beasts.
Palaeontologists in Russia have discovered a huge new sea creature that lived 130 million years ago.
The prehistoric carnivore was capable of exerting 8,000 pounds of force with its huge gaping jaws.
Scientists have found a way to identify extinct species of human by analyzing the sediment inside caves.
A team of researchers have located a live colony of huge prehistoric molluscs in the Philippines.
A new study has linked a prehistoric population of mammoth hunters with some of today's tallest people.
Scientists have identified a previously unknown species of primordial giant worm with huge snapping jaws.
A peculiar prehistoric discovery has left scientists scratching their heads for more than five decades.
Scientists have discovered that not all prehistoric marine reptiles laid eggs like crocodiles do.