Prehistoric life

Prehistoric life

How deadly, prehistoric sabre-tooth cats developed their lethal, bone piercing fangs

Computers and 3D printing reveal how the mighty sabre-tooth cats became so deadly
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Rare fossil found of tiny prehistoric cat, so small it could fit in the palm of your hand

The world's tiniest cat fossil has been found at an ancient human site in eastern China, according to a new study.
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Prehistoric prey and predator fossil discovery reveals a violent fight for survival millions of years ago, in first-ever evolutionary arms race

Hundreds of punctured shells from the Cambrian reveal unique predator-prey interactions in the ocean 517 million years ago
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10 cutest prehistoric animals, including an adorable 3-foot dwarf elephant you will want to take home with you

Not all animals from prehistory were monsters, some would even have made great pets…
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A complete fossilised jaw from a prehistoric giant - found in a New York backyard - has got scientists excited

Researchers sink their teeth into new ‘stunning’ mastodon fossil
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These huge, deadly prehistoric insects, from acid-spaying ants to cat-sized scorpions, are among the most terrifying bugs that have ever lived

Entomophobes look away now! Here are some of the largest, deadliest, and most terrifying bugs to ever live…
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An ancient and exquisite thing has been discovered in a lake in New Zealand

The extremely rare fossils were found attached to the underside of a leaf – in the very position they would have lived and died – near Dunedin on the South Island.
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80 prehistoric tombs filled with bizarre animal skulls found in Wyoming

The chambers were built as refuges, but the animals that created them ended up getting trapped inside then fossilised for 230 million years, a new study finds.
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Mummified sabre-toothed cat cub found in Siberian permafrost stuns scientists

The specimen, discovered in 2020 on the banks of the Badyarikha River in eastern Siberia, is believed to be about 31,800 years old.
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“I was awestruck from the moment I first saw it to the moment I finished assembling the skull and brain”

Evolutionary biologists say a "one-of-a-kind" fossil discovered in Brazil could transform our understanding of how the unique intelligence of modern birds evolved.
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Should the mammoth live again? Why bringing back the extinct mammoth COULD keep the Arctic frozen

What would happen if mammoths were brought back? Helen Pilcher investigates
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10 petrifying prehistoric beasts that would have terrified early man

Our time on this planet has been relatively short, yet in this time we’ve come face to face with some of Earth’s most infamous beasts. From giant cats with canines the size of our forearms to killer eagles capable of snatching children, here are 10 creatures that would have made our ancestors run away in terror…
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They look as if they could just get up and scuttle away…" Glittering fossils preserved in gold reveal exciting new evolutionary clues

A new species of arthropod, distantly related to spiders and scorpions, has been discovered fossilised in fool’s gold in New York
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Terrifying prehistoric sea monsters: 10 menacing ocean creatures that you'll be glad aren't alive today

The seas have been home to some monstrous creatures over the course of the last 500 million years. Here are 10 that you’ll be glad are long extinct…
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What was the first ever apex predator? Meet the prehistoric Anomalocaris who ruled before the dinosaurs

Paul Chamber takes a look at the world's first top predator, who ruled the Earth's waters 500 million years ago
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A fearsome, prehistoric, sea monster's jaw complete with terrifying club-shaped teeth – designed to crush turtles - has been found in Texas

It wouldn't be the best way to go - being crushed by the terrifying club shaped teeth of a prehistoric sea monster
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“It was nearly, but not quite, the end of the life on Earth." How all living things were almost destroyed, even before the dinosaurs

El Niño and mega ocean warming events were key in driving the largest extinction of life on planet Earth some 252 million years ago, according to new research
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