The earth has gone through many cycles of extinction, but these eight candidates may be extinct creatures that are actually still alive.

A newly discovered dolphin species from 22 million years ago shows evidence of early echolocation, akin to modern dolphins' ...

These animals can also be hard to find in the wild ... In fact, tapirs have a long, proud history in the fossil record, having first evolved in the Miocene epoch, as late as 23 million years ago. They ...

Analyzing a leg bone from a fossil site in Colombia, scientists have identified a massive “terror bird” that lived about 12 ...

The fossilized leg bone of a giant “terror bird” discovered in Colombia provides new insights into ancient South American ecosystems, suggesting the bird was a major predator in a once-lush region ...

The fossilized leg bone of the terror bird went unidentified for almost 20 years. Nearly 12 million years ago, the largest ...

The site, known as the Quebrada Honda Basin (QHB) in the Andes mountains in southern Bolivia, encompasses a time period 13 million years ago during the Miocene Epoch. During the Miocene, the Earth's ...

A Colombian rancher has discovered a fossilized bone that points to the existence of a giant terror bird species. The fossil, ...

New research from Case Western Reserve University also challenges timing of Andes mountains upliftAs the Earth faces ...

A team of researchers led by SNSB paleontologist Gertrud Rößner has discovered a new prehistoric dolphin species. Analyses of ...

As the Earth faces unprecedented climate change, a look into the planet's deep past may provide vital insights into what may ...