Scientists have discovered some rather unusual feathers within pieces of amber dating back 100 million years.
The fossil remains of a prehistoric primate species weighing a mere 7.7 lbs have been unearthed in Kenya.
The prehistoric remains of a mammoth and rhinoceros have been discovered near Cambridge, England.
A fossil belonging to one of the world's earliest known flesh-eating fish has been unearthed in Germany.
Scientists have discovered the fossil remains of an ancient turtle with a toothless beak and no shell.
Scientists have revealed the discovery of a new species of giant pterosaur that lived over 200 million years ago.
Scientists have discovered the well-preserved remains of a jeuvenile snake dating back 99 million years.
New evidence has been discovered to suggest that our ancestors hunted down giant prehistoric sloths.
Scientists have found the fossil remains of an ichthyosaur that was almost the size of a blue whale.
A new fossil analysis has revealed that one particular species of lizard had extra eyes on the top of its head.
Fossil hunters have discovered the skull of a huge prehistoric lion that roamed Africa 200,000 years ago.
A prehistoric jawbone unearthed in Israel's Misliya Cave is believed to date back up to 200,000 years.
Many of today's major buildings were constructed using a material that is filled with tiny prehistoric fossils.
Dating back 150 million years, this prehistoric reptile is the oldest creature ever found in the region.
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.