Discover the largest ever prehistoric possum fossil found in Texas.

Prehistoric fossils dating back to the Ice Age discovered in South Louisiana. What prehistoric animals used to roam Louisiana ...

Over millions of years, humans and their ancestors evolved alongside a host of terrifying predators—some so formidable, ...

A new species of ancient lizard is discovered in Utah. The lizard, named Bolg amondol, lived 75 million years ago. It was ...

Shark teeth, bones and shells reveal that Templeton was once a seaside paradise with palm trees, warm water and colorful fish ...

Scientists estimate that the first generation of reptiles evolved between 320 and 310 million years ago, this group was later dominated by dinosaurs which paleontologists say they evolved on Earth ...

Of all the spectacular museums in DC, Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History is my kids’ favorite! It is the one ...

Artifacts found at archeological sites in France and Spain along the Bay of Biscay shoreline show that humans have been ...

A rare sperm whale tooth unearthed at a Copper Age megasite in Spain.

“We know so little about mammals from this time period, their fossils are exceptionally rare,” study co-author Elsa Panciroli said in the release. “This exciting discovery not only enriches our ...

Xenacanthus was a 3-to-5-foot freshwater shark which fed on crustaceans and small fish. It lived from the end of the Devonian ...