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July 5, 2022

Dinosaur skeleton to be auctioned in NYC, fossil is 76 million-years-old

A fossilized skeleton of a T. rex relative is being auctioned off by Sotheby's in New York. The Gorgosaurus skeleton will highlight Sotheby's natural history auction.

June 28, 2022

Yukon, Canada, miners find 30,000-year-old mummified baby woolly mammoth

Miners digging in the Klondike gold fields in Yukon, Canada, have found a mummified infant woolly mammoth considered to be the "most complete" discovery of its kind.

August 10, 2021

Australian researchers discover country's largest flying reptile

A team of Australian researchers has discovered the country's largest flying reptile.

July 29, 2021

This fossil could be Earth's earliest known animal

A sponge-like fossil dating back approximately 890 million years may be the oldest prehistoric animal on Earth.

July 9, 2021

5-year-old seemingly finds ancient megalodon tooth while vacationing in South Carolina

A 5-year-old shark tooth hunter might have made a remarkable prehistoric find during his vacation in North Myrtle Beach, S.C.

July 6, 2021

103-million-year-old dinosaur fossil found in Oregon

A new dinosaur fossil has been found in the state of Oregon.

June 29, 2021

World's oldest shark victim on record gets decoded by scientists

The mysterious death of a prehistoric man may have been solved with 3D modeling.

June 25, 2021

'Dragon Man' claimed as potential new human species after analysis of China skull

A large fossilized skull discovered in China in 1933 may be a new species of ancient human, scientists said on Friday. 

June 8, 2021

New dinosaur species is largest found in Australia, scientists say

Scientists on Monday announced they have identified a new species of dinosaur that is the largest ever found in Australia.

January 18, 2021

'Almost complete' 150M year-old shark discovered gives experts look into Earth's distant past

Experts have discovered an "almost-complete" fossil of a 150-million-year-old shark in Germany, giving them a nearly unprecedented look into Earth's distant past.