This prehistoric quadruped discovered on the coast of Peru was similar to a modern-day otter or beaver — except it was 13 ...

Paleontologists have been arguing whether modern birds developed before or after the infamous asteroid for decades. Now, a ...

With serpentine necks, flippers and a mouth full of needle-sharp teeth, plesiosaurs have captured imaginations since ...

Researchers describe the region as “the most attractive land for prehistoric settlement anywhere in the continent.” Today, this land largely makes up the coastal shelf that is currently under ...

How exactly these extinct creatures had sex, meanwhile, has proved something of a mystery – but now an expert sheds light on this most prehistoric of intercourse. American paleontologist Riley ...

Franchthi Cave reveals insights into prehistoric Greek diet ... with little evidence of significant marine food consumption, such as fish or shellfish. Researchers analyzed collagen extracted from the ...

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ALBUQUERQUE — A new species and genus of a toothy prehistoric fish has been discovered in Socorro County. A paper, published in “Contributions from the Museum of Paleontology, University of ...

But upon closer examination by experts, they found that it wasn’t just the head of any kind of wolf, but that of a prehistoric predator which lived 40,000 years ago during the Ice Age. “This is a ...

Great Barrier Reef fish evidence suggests shifts in major global biodiversity patterns Date: January 14, 2025 Source: Lancaster University Summary: Life on the Great Barrier Reef is undergoing big ...

Thawing ice has unveiled remains of a long-lost forest in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, indicating the profound changes that have influenced the area – and perhaps what might lie ahead ...

This prehistoric forest thrived hundreds of feet above the modern timberline in the mid-Holocene period until volcanic activity triggered cooler temperatures, which ultimately encased the trees in an ...