Paleontologists
30-Foot 'Terror Crocodile' Ambushed Dinosaurs at Water’s Edge
Study says the five-ton extinct reptiles had teeth the size of bananas
Climate Change, Not Hunting, May Have Doomed the Woolly Rhinoceros
Populations of the Ice Age icon were healthy right up until their extinction, suggesting they crashed precipitously as the planet warmed
Study Reveals This Mysterious, Super Long-Necked Triassic Reptile Was a Marine Hunter
The creature’s neck was stiff like a giraffe’s and was nearly three times the length of its torso
Amber Fossil Shows 'Hell Ant' Was Unlike Anything Alive Today
The 99-million-year-old ant had scythe-like jaws that swung upward to pin prey against a horn-like head appendage
This Marsupial Sabertooth Was No Killer Cat
Long fangs caused many to assume Thylacosmilus was a slashing predator, but new research suggests it was a scavenger with a preference for leftovers
Giant Extinct Dolphin May Have Hunted Other Whales
The nearly 16-foot species may have been an apex predator like modern killer whales, researchers say
Giant Dinosaurs and Pterosaurs May Have Evolved From This Four-Inch-Tall Reptile
In Madagascar some 237 million years ago, the tiny <em>Kongonaphon kely</em> was chasing down insects on two legs
300-Pound, Wombat-Like Creature Once Roamed Australia
Paleontologists describe a new species of extinct Australian marsupial that is most closely related to modern wombats but was the size of a black bear
First Soft-Shelled Dinosaur Egg Fossils Found
Twin discoveries reveal that some ancient reptiles laid soft-shelled eggs, challenging long-held assumptions in paleontology
Prehistoric Great White Shark Nursery Discovered in Chile
Young sharks grew up here millions of years ago, scientists say
Exquisitely Preserved 'Mona Lisa' of Dinosaur Fossils Reveals Prehistoric Creature's Last Meal
Fossil plant matter found in the gut of the exquisitely preserved herbivore reveals its diet and even the season of its death
Carnivorous Dinosaurs Like Allosaurus Were Cannibals
Tooth-marked bones show that huge flesh-eaters had no qualms about chomping their own kind when times got tough
Rare 'Light-Footed' Dinosaur Discovered in Australia for the First Time
A single vertebra spotted by a dig volunteer was identified as a strange, slender-necked dinosaur called an elaphrosaur
Groundbreaking Fossil Suggests Spinosaurus Is First Known Swimming Dinosaur
Its paddle-like tail, unearthed in Morocco, suggests the Cretaceous carnivore ventured into the water to hunt
Why It’s So Difficult to Find Earth’s Earliest Life
Debate over Earth’s oldest fossils fuels the search for our deepest origins
215-Million-Year-Old, Sharp-Nosed Sea Creature Was Among the Last of Its Kind
Researchers gave the marine reptile the genus name <u>G</u>unakadeit in honor of a sea monster from Tlingit oral history
Oldest Known Cave-Dwellers Are 99-Million-Year-Old Cockroaches
The pale-bodied pests belong to a family that’s still around today
Pterosaur Tooth Found in Rare Ancient Squid Fossil
A tooth embedded in prehistoric cephalopod offers a glimpse into predator-prey interactions from 150 million years ago
Newly Described Meat-Eating Dinosaur Dominated During the Jurassic Period
The new species is the oldest Allosaurus described yet and was a top predator of its time
World’s Oldest Scorpions May Have Moved From Sea to Land 437 Million Years Ago
A pair of pristinely preserved fossils suggest scorpions have looked mostly the same since they first crawled onto land
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