Prehistoric life
Terminator pigs: These 2-metre-tall prehistoric monsters – with their bone-crushing jaws – were one of the most ferocious predators to have ever lived…
These huge, terrifying, prehistoric pig-like creatures were the t-Rex of their day, says Will Newton
Muscles and guts of prehistoric animal found “preserved in unimaginable detail” in South African mountains
The fossilised remains, unearthed 25 years ago from farmland in the Cederberg Mountains, have only recently been described.
Ancient creatures found encased in amber in remote forests of Myanmar – and they’ve been hiding a deadly secret
The 99-million-year-old specimens were discovered in the isolated Hukawng Valley in the north of the country.
Bizarre new dinosaur with giant claws unearthed in Mongolian desert
The fossilised remains of the ‘two-claw’ animal reveal surprising diversity in an already strange group of dinosaurs.
"Uncharted territory": soft tissue of ancient animal found entombed in volcanic rock near Rome
The 30,000-year-old remains display microscopic details of animal tissue, including eyelids and perfectly preserved feathers, say scientists
This prehistoric monster is the largest dog that ever lived and was able to crush bone with its deadly teeth – but was wiped out by cats
Similar in size to the fictional dire wolves from George R. R. Martin’s A Game of Thrones, Epicyon is widely considered the biggest canid of all time…
Dinosaur footprints found "hiding in plain sight" in Australian high school
It's one of the highest concentrations of dinosaur footprints per square metre ever documented in Australia, say experts.
With lethal blades instead of teeth this prehistoric super predator could have had the deadliest bite ever known
'Giant' creature pulled from ancient sinkhole in Appalachian Mountains
The remains of the extinct animal – which lived alongside prehistoric rhinoceros and mastodons – are almost five million years old, say scientists.
Why an ancient predator found half-buried in the Egyptian desert has got scientists so excited
The skull of a newly discovered apex predator was unearthed at a remote dig site near the River Nile.
When fossil hunters found an ancient sinkhole in a Florida river, they couldn’t believe what was inside it
The preserved chasm contained an incredible 552 fossils, including the remains of giant sloths, huge armadillos and prehistoric horses.
New tests on rare skull from the world’s first ever bird finally settles debate on avian evolution
‘Few birds are as likely to start as many arguments among palaeontologists as Vegavis,’ says lead scientist
Which plants existed in prehistoric times?
We know plenty about the dinosaurs that roamed the Earth in prehistoric times. But what do we know about the plants that the herbivores ate? Stuart Blackman explains
Meet Megarachne, the giant prehistoric spider, with a whopping 50cm leg span, that turned out to be something else entirely
Weirdest fossils ever discovered: These bizarre prehistoric oddities will have you scratching your head
You might have an idea of what a fossil looks like – but these fossils are slightly different (and will change the way you think about ancient wildlife and civilisations!)
66 million-year-old fossilised animal vomit discovered
A local Danish fossil hunter has made an unexpected discovery that has given fascinating new insights into how prehistoric animals ate – and puked
Weird new dinosaur with exceptionally long hands discovered in Mexico
The ‘long-handed Mexican dragon’ is thought to be around 73 million years old
9 mythical monsters that may have been inspired by huge, real-life, prehistoric creatures
These monsters from mythology may be able to trace their roots back to some real-life, prehistoric creatures…
10 deadly prehistoric snakes: from dinosaur-eaters and ferocious ocean predators to giant serpents as long as a bus
Meet the snakes that once slithered underneath dinosaurs, swam the world’s oceans and terrified our ancestors…
Dwarf elephants the size of dogs once roamed prehistoric Europe
Discover the tiny but mighty, elephants that lived thousands of years ago
Lost photo reveals "surprising" secrets of enormous dinosaur skeleton destroyed by bombs in 1944
At ten metres long, the dinosaur was one of the largest land predators in history.
This big cat skull was found in a cave in Portugal. But all is not as it first seemed…
The almost perfectly preserved skull of the 'leopard of Algar da Manga Larga' was discovered in the early 2000s – now a new study of the specimen reveals it has been hiding a big secret.
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
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.