The largest life-form on land 400 million years ago was one that scientists can’t explain
Some 400 million years ago, long before dinosaurs or even trees had evolved, an enigmatic organism towered over…
These Bizarre Fossils Have Baffled Scientists for Years. Now, Experts Have Cracked the Case.
Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Scientists believe they’ve deduced why prehistoric Ediacara Biota fossils…
‘Extraordinary’ trove of ancient species found in China quarry
Almost a hundred new animal species that survived a mass extinction event half a billion years ago have…
Early Human Ancestor Found in Morocco Dates Back 700,000 Years May Be Major Missing Link
credit – JP Raynal released from the Programme Préhistoire de Casablanca Remains of an early human ancestor from…
A newly discovered species complicates the human origin story
Scientists studying fossils from Ethiopia’s Afar Rift have uncovered evidence of another early human species which lived around…
Cave of Wonders: Where Prehistoric Bees Made Nests in the Bones of Animals Eaten by Colossal Owls
– credit, Lazaro Viñola López via SWNS Burrowing bees generally prefer to make their nests in the open,…
Fossils in Ancient Seabed Show Signs of Turtle Stampede
Scientists say they may have discovered evidence of a prehistoric turtle stampede on a remote Italian cliff.…
A Plant-Eating Croc? Newly Identified Species Demonstrates Crocodilian Versatility
Illustration by Dane Johnson, Museum of the Rockies – released to the press Measuring no more than 2…
From a 20-Foot Poop Pile, Scientists Uncover the Secrets of Giant Sloths
Ancient sloths lived in trees, on mountains, in deserts, boreal forests, and open savannahs. These differences in habitat…
New Species of “Living Fossil” Fish Found Hiding in Plain Sight After 150 Years
Reconstruction of a large mawsoniid coelacanth from the British Rhaetian. Credit: Daniel Phillips Researchers found dozens of Triassic…
Staggering Finds Show Early Humans Lived Alongside the Very Apes They Evolved from
Skull of a female A africanus – credit, Didier Descouens, CC BY-SA 4.0, From Ethiopia comes an incredible…
An Ancient Penis Worm With Rings of Sharp Teeth Has Been Discovered in the Grand Canyon
About 500 million years ago, the Grand Canyon was a great sea, and among the creatures it harbored…