For nearly 30 million years, a 2,000-pound beast known as the entelodont ruled a sweeping empire from Mongolia to what is now ...

Based on fossil finds, archaeologists are now piecing together how ancient humans thrived in a land dominated by dangerous large animals. A study published in the journal Science Advances has unveiled ...

After the extinction of dinosaurs came the age of mammals. A new book brings readers into this world with well-researched species profiles by Aaron Woodruff, collection manager for vertebrate ...

Back in 1999, the BBC’s Walking with Dinosaurs series spawned a new format: wildlife “documentaries” featuring long-extinct animals. I’m a big fan of this genre, and Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age, made ...

Paleoartist Roman Uchytel has created a gallery of size-comparison images that highlight the radical evolutionary journey that modern day animals have undergone when compared to their long-extinct ...

Earlier this summer, researchers announced they found fossils that likely come from courting dinosaurs. To find more fossil evidence of prehistoric animals wooing and mating, scientists will have to ...

A new study of the remains of prehistoric and modern African antelopes found that AI technology accurately identified animals more than 90% of the time compared to humans, who had much lower accuracy ...

Ever wonder how saber-toothed cats and other extinct creatures behaved? Well, a team of scientists unearthed ancient footprints that offer insight into how various prehistoric animals lived as far ...

The music produced for Apple TV's "Prehistoric Planet" was created in part with custom instruments made from actual fossils and replicas of skulls. Apple's streaming service is home to a variety of ...

Is it a bird? A monkey? No, it's a new prehistoric reptile Is it a bird? A monkey? No, it's a new prehistoric reptile ...

A recent excavation in Texas yielded some “colossal creatures,” according to local officials – and archaeologists are hopeful more will be uncovered soon. The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT ...