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Megalodon discovery: Scientists reveal giant shark’s astonishing true scale

September 3, 2020

Megalodon discovery: Scientists reveal giant shark’s astonishing true scale

Researchers in the U.K. have revealed the true size of the megalodon, the prehistoric giant shark of Hollywood fame.

250M year-old creature with elephant-like tusks, turtle-like beak hibernated to survive, study finds

August 30, 2020

250M year-old creature with elephant-like tusks, turtle-like beak hibernated to survive, study finds

A creature that lived 250 million years ago with elephant-like tusks and a "turtle-like beak" is the oldest-known creature to hibernate in order to survive, a newly published study has found.

166M-year-old stegosaur fossil found in Scotland

August 27, 2020

166M-year-old stegosaur fossil found in Scotland

A researcher at the National Museums Scotland has made a remarkable discovery, stumbling across a 166-million-year-old dinosaur fossil while running on a beach in Scotland.

240M-year-old 'megapredator' had 12-foot reptile in its stomach

August 23, 2020

240M-year-old 'megapredator' had 12-foot reptile in its stomach

Experts have found a nearly complete skeleton of a 240-million-year-old "megapredator" with another reptile inside its stomach, according to a new study.

Fossil footprints from 313 million years ago oldest ever found in Grand Canyon

August 22, 2020

Fossil footprints from 313 million years ago oldest ever found in Grand Canyon

Fossil footprints from 313 million years ago are the oldest to ever be found in the Grand Canyon.

'Jurassic Park' was wrong: Raptors didn't hunt in packs

August 19, 2020

'Jurassic Park' was wrong: Raptors didn't hunt in packs

"Jurassic Park" showed raptors as hyper-intelligent dinosaurs that hunted in packs, but a new analysis of their teeth shows this likely wasn't the case.

'Missing link' found? 3M-year-old red-eyed penguin could connect to modern-day sea birds

August 13, 2020

'Missing link' found? 3M-year-old red-eyed penguin could connect to modern-day sea birds

Researchers have discovered an ancient penguin with red-eyes and yellow-feathers that lived 3 million years ago and could be the "missing link" between modern-day penguins and their ancestors.

'Terror crocodile' had teeth 'the size of bananas,' researchers find

August 11, 2020

'Terror crocodile' had teeth 'the size of bananas,' researchers find

Giant "terror crocodiles" that reached more than 30 feet in length had teeth "the size of bananas," according to a newly published study.

99M-year-old 'hell ant' trying to eat a cockroach found entombed in amber

August 11, 2020

99M-year-old 'hell ant' trying to eat a cockroach found entombed in amber

Experts have discovered a fossilized piece of amber with a 99-million-year-old "hell ant" with its jaws about to devour an ancient cockroach.

Dinosaur diagnosed with malignant cancer for the first time: researchers say

August 7, 2020

Dinosaur diagnosed with malignant cancer for the first time: researchers say

Researchers on Monday announced the discovery and diagnosis of an aggressive type of bone cancer in a dinosaur, making it the first known example of a dinosaur afflicted by malignant cancer, according to a study.