The creature is believed to be a type of pliosaur — fearsome predators that had huge skulls, giant teeth and a bite force more powerful than that of a Tyrannosaurus Rex. When you purchase through ...

Humans have a long history of misinterpreting ancient fossils. Here are 10 creatures from the dinosaur age that looked way different than we thought. When you purchase through links on our site, we ...

Geologists in Mississippi unearthed a large vertebra belonging to a Mosasaurus hoffmannii, a giant marine reptile from the late Cretaceous period. The discovered vertebra, potentially the largest ...

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Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment. Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the ...

Paleoartist Roman Uchytel has created a gallery of size-comparison images that highlight the radical evolutionary journey that modern day animals have undergone when compared to their long-extinct ...

Scientists and artists have been reconstructing the appearance of dinosaurs and other ancient creatures for centuries. But they've often gotten it wrong. Whether they were hampered by a lack of bones, ...