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.
Discovered in northwestern Montana, this ancient lizard lived in the desert around 75 million years ago.
Paleontologists have revealed the discovery of a prehistoric otter that was around the size of a wolf.
A prehistoric species of shrimp in Australia has been emerging from the ground recently due to heavy rain.
Scientists have found a way to identify the DNA of our ancestors from prehistoric bone dust samples.
A newly discovered species of seagull-like bird lived at a time when the Arctic was as warm as Florida.
Researchers at the University of Bristol have found cooking pot fragments dating back over 10,000 years.