An 85-million-year-old crocodile fossil is redrawing the prehistoric map of Europe and ruling out a late connection with Africa.

Ancient bite marks, fossilised waste, and a 31-foot predator reveal a chilling story from Earth’s past. What made Deinosuchus so powerful, and what secrets still remain hidden in its bones?

Palaeontologists have historically used the ‘one ring per year’ rule to determine the age of ancient animal life forms, similar to counting tree rings.

A bite-marked dinosaur bone turns up in the American South, and the damage doesn’t match any familiar predator.

After landing a massive dogtooth tuna, we thought the hardest part of the day was over — until we found fresh crocodile ...

Mythic beings? Severe weather events? Apex predators? The Athletic asked zoologists, meteorologists who wins the "mascot fight" bracket.

Getting to admire the fossil of a giant extinct conch snail—a relic from the Late Miocene that lived up to 11 million years ago—is an experience you never forget. Similarly, the fossilized shell of an ...

Meet the legends of Earth’s prehistoric oceans, from the pliosaur – a gigantic, gnarly toothed creature – to the ichthyosaur, a majestic and speedy, dolphin-like predator.

Explore the world's oldest forests, from Australia's 180-million-year-old Daintree to Japan's Yakushima with trees over 7,000 years old, each offering unique ecosystems and wildlife.

Millions of years ago – ages before the Crimson Tide and Auburn Tigers college football rivalry was born – another fight went ...

Find out what fossils have revealed about ichthyosaurs, which included the biggest marine reptile that ever lived.