Fossils from the Cretaceous period suggest that some prehistoric crocodile-like reptiles may have been far more dangerous than their modern relatives. Massive skulls, powerful jaws, and unusual tooth ...

While sharks may have emerged before trees, it’s the latter that holds the title of the longest-living organisms. The oldest-known, still-living, individual tree is a 4,857-year-old Californian ...

Research reveals the flight paths of ancient birds kickstarted the evolution of an exceptionally biodiverse mountain range in the Caribbean nation.

A group of 6,000-year-old seashells has emerged as the loudest playable sound-producing instruments yet confirmed from ...

Pythons are a common sight across much of Asia, especially in the tropical jungles and wetlands of countries like Vietnam, ...

Cassius has lived at the park for decades, a prehistoric presence that demands caution at every step. But even legends need care. To collect a crucial health sample, Billy enters Cassius’s domain ...

Before leaving on a fossil-hunting trip for a summer 2021 field paleontology class, a Montana State University junior made an ...

Scientists have reconstructed our most complete skeletal model ever of a monstrous 10 metre-long (32ft) crocodile known as a “dinosaur killer” that terrorised prehistoric waters about 76 million years ...

Back in 1999, a team of international scientists began work in the Sahara desert in northern Africa. This ancient ocean was ...

LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Jeffrey Martz is the curator of paleontology at The Museum at Texas Tech. “We actually have one of the most important collections in the world of fossils from the beginning of ...

On Sunday, Jan. 11, Fripp Island resident Pete Sload was taking an afternoon walk along the beach when he discovered this sturgeon fish washed up on the shoreline. Courtesy of Pete Sload and Terri ...

Crocodiles and alligators are usually the apex predators in whatever environment they live in. Their massive jaws and armored bodies are the perfect weapons system against potential prey and foe alike ...