53 million years ago, a unique flightless bird, sporting an unusually large head, roamed the swampy Arctic regions, challenging our understanding of ancient avian species
Gastornis was also discovered in Wyoming but scientists confirm finding of fossils on Ellesmere island as bird thought to migrate during dark Arctic winters
Read more8-year-old boy digs up 5-inch-long prehistoric shark tooth from 22 million years ago during a fossil һᴜпt with his family
In a tale that blends youthful curiosity with a prehistoric twist, an 8-year-old boy has become an unwitting paleontologist after unearthing a remarkable
Read morepaleontologists unearth a monumental 2-ton nest containing 30 intact Titanosaur eggs in Northern Spain, marking a significant discovery in dinosaur paleontology
(Courtesy of Carmen Nuñez Lahuerta via University of Zaragoza)
Read more155 million-year-old dinosaur found in Utah leads to discover a great species of carnivorous dinosaur Allosaurus jimmadseni
A new species of carnivorous theropod dinosaur has been identified from the fossilized remains discovered in the 1990s in northeastern Utah and Wyoming, the
Read moreRemarkable Discovery of the Amazing Ginger Mammoth, Killed by Cavemen 10,000 Years Ago, Found Perfectly Preserved with an Intact Brain
The shaggy ginger coat is just as bright as it was when the animal wandered over the ice-covered terrain.
Read moreMeet the ‘Godzilla Shark’: A 300-Million-Year-Old Chondrichthyan Which Had 2.5ft-Long Spines, 12 Rows of Teeth
Discoverer John-Paul Hodnett named the 6.7-foot monster Dracopristis hoffmanorum, or Hoffman’s Dragon Shark, in honor of the New Mexico family that owns the
Read moreA rare fossil discovery beautifully preserves a pterosaur mother and her egg, offering an extraordinary glimpse into the prehistoric nurturing behaviors and reproductive life of these ancient winged reptiles
Pterosaur parents reproduced more like turtles than birds, according to a new study of a fossilized mother and her egg. The discovery is also the first to
Read moreFirst Known Fossilized Footprints and Almost Complete Fossil Of 4ft Tall ‘Terror Bird’ Unearthed in Argentina
The well-preserved tracks were left in the silt by a species of bird that would have made even today’s ostriches seem tame.
Read moreAncient Giants: Hunting the Enigmatic Giant Tatu for Survival by the First Americans
If you love to know about prehistoric animals, then you’ve probably heard about giant armadillos. These creatures roamed the eагtһ millions of years ago, and
Read moreA bison depiction in the Altamira Cave, discovered in the north of Spain and dated between 35,000 and 15,000 BC, and a bison living in Europe today.
A Spanish cave complex boasting prized prehistoric paintings will reopen after eight years of closure, despite scientists’ warnings that heat and moisture from visitors will damage the site.
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