While sharks may have emerged before trees, it’s the latter that holds the title of the longest-living organisms. The oldest-known, still-living, individual tree is a 4,857-year-old Californian ...
Long before modern oceans took shape, massive predators dominated the seas, leaving behind fossils that still raise difficult questions. Many of these creatures are commonly labeled as underwater ...
Long before the rise of the great white, a prehistoric shark dominated ancient oceans with a design built for overwhelming force. Fossil remains suggest this predator occupied the top of the food ...
Megalodon tends to dominate conversations about prehistoric ocean predators. Its massive jaws and oversized teeth have turned it into a pop-culture icon that feels almost mythical. Yet during the ...
Discover 10 crazy prehistoric animals that once ruled the world millions of years ago - and they're not dinosaurs ...
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Long before whales were majestic, gentle giants, some of their prehistoric ancestors were tiny, weird and feral. A chance discovery of a 25 million-year-old fossil on an ...
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Jeffrey Martz is the curator of paleontology at The Museum at Texas Tech. “We actually have one of the most important collections in the world of fossils from the beginning of ...
A piece of rock that rolled off a geological formation in Brazil held the key to the discovery of a new prehistoric species. Giaretta, et al (2025) Papers in Palaeontology As scientist Ariovaldo ...