Buried for 145 million years, a massive fossil skull has emerged from the cliffs of Dorset, leaving scientists in awe. This ...

The field of paleo-inspired robotics is opening up a new way to turn back time and studying prehistoric animals.

The Ocucaje Desert in southern Peru has long been a goldmine for paleontologists, revealing fossils that provide glimpses ...

But, alas, the mosasaurs were not dinosaurs. As with plesiosaurs, the biggest giveaway is its habitat: “With the exception of ...

Discover the fascinating story of a sea cow fossil in Venezuela, providing insights into prehistoric marine life and predator ...

The sinuses of the ancient relatives of modern-day crocodiles prevented them from becoming deep divers like dolphins and whales, according […] ...

For nearly 30 million years, a 2,000-pound beast known as the entelodont ruled a sweeping empire from Mongolia to what is now ...

Imagine creatures that have survived since the time of dinosaurs. Species like the tuatara, sturgeon, crocodile, hagfish, ...

Dinosaurs had sex. Fossil nests and eggs, as well as the ways today’s birds and crocodiles reproduce, leave no doubt on that ...

She is a science correspondent for Smithsonian magazine covering fossils and natural history, and she writes about the prehistoric past for a variety of publications. The Scablands were formed by ...

in length and weighed over 2,500 pounds (1,135 kilograms), dwarfing modern anacondas and pythons. Titanoboa thrived in a sweltering climate, preying on large aquatic creatures such as crocodile ...

according to the Utah State University Prehistoric Museum, was a narrow and shallow sea that connected the modern Gulf of Mexico and the modern Arctic Ocean. The discovery provides important and ...