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 ...

Paleontologists have revealed what may be the earliest known saber-toothed animal to have ever lived—a predator that roamed ...

Move over, professional paleontologists - the next generation of fossil hunters has arrived! In a discovery that would make Mary Anning proud, 11-year-old Ruby Reynolds stumbled upon what would turn ...

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 ...

(CNN) — 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 ...

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

Scientists have uncovered surprising evidence that humans living thousands of years ago may have kept wolves close by—long ...

1. The age of mammals -- 2. The origin and early evolution of mammals -- 3. Marsupials : pouched mammals -- 4. Placental mammals (Eutheria) -- 5. Xenarthra : sloths ...

"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 ...

Named for its razor-like teeth, Novaculadon mirabilis came from a rodent-like order that outlived the dinosaur extinction before vanishing about 30 million years ago. By Sara Novak Around 145 million ...