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Human skin found on 2-million-year-old fossil
May 10, 2015Anthropologists believe that they have identified the oldest samples of human skin ever discovered.
Prehistoric insect found trapped in amber
May 3, 2015A 100 million-year-old predatory cockroach has been found perfectly preserved in a piece of amber.
Early humans exhibited a range of sizes
Mar 30, 2015Our distant ancestors came in a variety of different shapes and sizes, just like modern humans do today.
Giant prehistoric salamander discovered
Mar 24, 2015A new species of lizard that grew to the size of a car has been identified from fossils in Portugal.
Darwin was baffled by prehistoric 'horse'
Mar 19, 2015The world famous naturalist described the creature as being 'the strangest animal ever discovered.'
Stonehenge may have been a raised platform
Mar 16, 2015A new theory has proposed that the prehistoric stone circle may have supported a large wooden altar.
'Carpet of tools' discovered in the Sahara
Mar 15, 2015The desert's Messak Settafet escarpment contains up to 75 prehistoric tools per square meter.
Prehistoric lobster was the size of a man
Mar 13, 2015Palaeontologists have uncovered the fossil remains of an enormous 480 million-year-old lobster.
New species of ichthyosaur identified
Feb 22, 2015The fossil of a previously unknown species of prehistoric aquatic reptile has been found at a museum.
Could the 'Thunderbird' be a real creature ?
Feb 13, 2015Legends of a huge bird have been an integral part of American Midwest culture for centuries.
Prehistoric marine reptile found in Scotland
Jan 12, 2015The fossilized remains of a large dolphin-like creature have been found on the Isle of Skye.
6,000-year-old camp unearthed at Stonehenge
Dec 21, 2014An ancient encampment discovered near the prehistoric monument could rewrite British history.
45,000-year-old human genome reconstructed
Oct 23, 2014Scientists have revealed new details about our prehistoric ancestors thanks to a fossil thighbone.
Prehistoric kangaroo walked like a human
Oct 18, 2014The extinct sthenurine kangaroo weighed a quarter of a ton and looked a bit like a giant bipedal rabbit.
Spinosaurus hunted its prey from the water
Sep 12, 2014The meat-eating behemoth is believed to have stalked the prehistoric waterways of North Africa.
Colossal new dinosaur species discovered
Sep 4, 2014The enormous prehistoric reptile was so massive that it weighed the same as seven Tyrannosaurus rex.
Prehistoric pterosaur colony discovered
Aug 14, 2014Scientists have found the fossil remains of several dozen members of a previously unknown species.
Did prehistoric worms save the world ?
Aug 11, 2014Burrowing worms may have had a profound impact on the development of life over 500 million years ago.
Fossil of largest ever flying bird discovered
Jul 8, 2014Palaeontologists have revealed an enormous prehistoric bird described as a 'seagull on steroids'.
42ft snake once fought with 16ft crocodile
May 29, 2014Two behemoths of the prehistoric world may have battled for dominance in rivers 60 million years ago.
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