Long before the first dinosaur hatched, Earth's ancient life was already thriving. There were bizarre sea creatures and lumbering plant-eaters that ruled prehistoric landscapes for hundreds of ...

Remains of this key transitional species date to a mysterious "black hole" in the fossil record.

Fusulines thrived in cold seas but vanished twice when warming from volcanoes rapidly spiked ocean carbon levels.

Pupils from Tweedmouth Middle School have been adding the finishing touches to a series of papier mâché sculptures of ancient ...

Prehistoric Body Theater brings ancient creatures to life through dance in the U.S. premiere of "Ghosts of Hell Creek: Stone Garuda" on Jacob’s Pillow’s outdoor stage.

A group of animals which lived during the Devonian ... Stethacanthus went extinct during the Carboniferous, about 299 million years ago. It looked mostly like modern sharks with one wild difference.

Researchers have discovered a new species of ancient fish with hooked front fangs that made them a fearsome and effective ...

MR. W. S. BISAT'S paper on “The Carboniferous Goniatites of the North of England and their Zones” (Proc. Yorks. Geol. Soc., N.S. vol. 20, 1924, pp. 40-124 and PI. I.-X.) must take rank as one ...

A fossil with eyes on stalks and a clawed trunk, the Tully monster has defied classification for over 70 years—and still has ...

Infact, some creatures living in the ocean’s depths are so strange and terrifying that they look like they belong in a horror movie rather than real life.