Scientists have found wolf remains, thousands of years old, on a small, isolated island in the Baltic Sea—a place where the ...

Ancient wolf remains, dating back thousands of years, have been discovered by scientists on the small, isolated Swedish island in the Baltic Sea – and they can even tell us a bit about early humans.

Paleontologists have uncovered a previously unknown prehistoric mammal species that was among the largest of its time. The partial remains of the newly identified species were originally collected ...

A rare fossil has provided a snapshot of what was an exceptionally unlucky day for a prehistoric sea cow. The now-extinct species of dugong, a manatee-like marine mammal, was swimming in the sea about ...

In the murky depths of prehistoric seas, a colossal predator known as Dunkleosteus once thrived. This ancient fish, measuring ...

Millions of prehistoric marine fossils were discovered beneath a California high school over the course of a multi-year construction project. The relics recovered at San Pedro High School included ...

From woolly mammoths to giant sloths, via some lesser-known ice-age beasts like 'killer koalas', the visuals in this ...

"Prehistoric World" is a new book by Aaron Woodruff, the museum's collection manager for vertebrate paleontology. It includes profiles and illustrations of prehistoric mammals such as Livyatan ...

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