For nearly 30 million years, a 2,000-pound beast known as the entelodont ruled a sweeping empire from Mongolia to what is now ...

Determining the “strongest” extinct animal can be challenging due to the variety of ways strength can be measured. However, the Megalodon, an extinct species of giant shark, is often considered one of ...

marine turtles exhibited a trend towards increasing body size, possibly driven by predatory pressures. Oscar Castillo-Visa, the lead author and paleontologist at the Autonomous University of Barcelona ...

This creature has been around for over 450 million years. It still thrives in coastal waters today. Once thought extinct, this rare fish was rediscovered in 1938. It has existed for 400 million years.

The U.S. is home to some of the world’s most fascinating prehistoric animals—creatures that have survived for millions of ...

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ZEALAND, Denmark (WKRC) - An amateur fossil hunter made a historically significant (and slightly disgusting) discovery: fossilized animal vomit from over 66 million years ago. A man was hunting ...

“This type of find … is considered very important when reconstructing past ecosystems because it provides important information about which animals were eaten by which,” stated the Museum press ...

These ancient animals likely feasted on anything in their path, which explains how their food web stacked up so high. This investigation on ancient marine reptiles used body size, possible feeding ...

The pocket-size feline is a newfound species ... The researchers believe that the extinct animal, which could date as far back as 300,000 years, may be the smallest cat ever found.

But the company also gave us a glimpse at how the size compares to the older Switch system. A comparison on the official site shows the two consoles side-by-side, and sure enough, the Switch 2 ...

Feb. 3, 2025 — A new study has estimated it would cost $15.6 billion per year for 30 years to prevent extinction for 99 of Australia's priority species. The research highlights the urgent need ...