Imagine a crocodile that would rather sprint than swim. It dashes over dry ground on long, slender legs like a reptilian ...
An international team of paleontologists has discovered in the Karoo desert, in South Africa, a new species of prehistoric predator that is revolutionizing understanding of the origin of mammals. The ...
Shark teeth found in 5-million-year-old whale skulls provide direct evidence of ancient feeding behavior and predator-prey ...
In northeastern Brazil, a fossil that had quietly sat in a museum for decades has now rewritten a small part of the history of life on Earth. Scientists discovered a new species of flying reptile ...
For nearly 20 million years, megalodons prowled the world’s oceans. The massive creatures, which could grow up to 80 feet long and weighed about 94 tons, used their large teeth and strong jaws to ...
In the third episode of our Dead World video series, National Geographic digital editor Nicholas St. Fleur examines tiny ...
The jackalope is mythical, but Wyoming was home to an actual prehistoric rodent with two large horns on its head. The Ceratogaulus is one of the ...
A remarkable fossil find in Dorset, UK, has uncovered a new species of ancient marine predator related to modern crocodiles. Dating back approximately 185 million years to the Early Jurassic, this ...