Until now, the earliest known ivory artifacts came from the Upper Paleolithic, between 50,000 and 10,000 years ago. A few ...

A prehistoric hell ant that lived among dinosaurs 113 million years ago had an unusual way to kill its prey and sheds new ...

This fossil is 13 million years older than any ant fossil found before—and reveals a sophisticated predator that lived alongside the dinosaurs.

Fossilised remains of newly identified dinosaur species and mammal suggest they were both predator and quarry to each other.

The bird is of cultural significance to the Māori people of New Zealand, and its numbers are starting to increase again.

A paleontological discovery has been made in central and eastern Oregon, offering new insights into prehistoric times.

Most boas, which are a type of large, non-venomous constricting snake, prefer a diet of mammals, birds or reptiles. But ...

Scientists think the earliest mammals, which lived at the time of the dinosaurs, were quite hairy. But over hundreds of millions of years, a small handful of mammals, including humans, evolved to have ...

Fossilized footprints and tracks dating back 50 million years ago discovered at the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument ...

Earth was once ruled by giant reptiles. Tyrannosaurus rex, the king of tyrant lizards, crushed bones. Spinosaurus hunted in ...

Therapsids, the ancient relatives of mammals, once roamed Earth in great numbers during the middle to late Permian period.

Discover how crocodiles survived two mass extinctions thanks to their flexible diets and habitats, according to research.