A fossil found over two decades ago on England’s Jurassic Coast has proved to be one of the most significant discoveries of ...

The “mighty” new prehistoric whale species was about 40 feet long based on the fossilized bones. Tanaka, et al (2025) Palaeontologia Electronica The summaries below were drafted with the help of AI ...

The Megalodon once ruled the seas — but could it survive in the modern ocean? With changing temperatures, dwindling prey, and competition from great whites, experts explore if this prehistoric giant ...

The marine reptile would have been about three metres long and would have eaten fish and squid, scientists say ...

but a 9-million-year gap in the fossil record makes it unclear how these smaller ancient relatives became one of the largest whales in the ocean. Now, after a set of fossilized remains was found along ...

Northwestern University Ph.D. student, Luca Podrecca takes a break from research in the field near Mount Ashibetsu in Japan. By studying prehistoric rocks and fossils emerging from the side of Mount ...

A near-complete skeleton found on the UK's Jurassic Coast has been identified as a new and rare species of ichthyosaur—a type ...

Fossils found in a riverbed in Japan were revealed as a large, ancient ancestor of right whales. Tanaka, et al (2025) Palaeontologia Electronica The largest animal thought to ever live is swimming ...

Researchers analyzed radioisotopes in layers of fossilized volcanic ash. Decay of uranium to lead within tiny crystals enabled scientists to precisely pinpoint dates for certain events. They ...