prehistoric

A prehistoric human known as Homo erectus was the first of our forerunners to leave Africa, crossing continents and ultimately roaming the planet for almost 2 million…

Beneath the frozen landscapes of Canada’s High Arctic, a stunning prehistoric discovery has emerged, challenging everything we thought we knew about ancient wildlife. Hidden for millions of years under ice and snow, the remains of a…

Paleontologists have revealed a bizarre prehistoric creature with a twisted jaw and sideways-facing teeth, and the water-dwelling weirdo was already a "living fossil" when it existed 275 million years ago.The newly described species,…

360 million years ago, Cleveland’s shallow seas were home to a fearsome predator unlike anything we see today: Dunkleosteus. This ancient fish, growing over 14 feet long, is famous for its bizarre features, including bone blades for…

NEW YORK (AP) — Researchers have unearthed a spooky pair of dinosaur mummies that seem to have been preserved in an unexpected way. These dinosaur remains are different from the wrapped mummies of…

In 2006, a study published in the journal Biology Letters described a fossil unlike any ever seen before. It captured a prehistoric reptile that lived around 125 million years ago. That, in itself, wasn’t terribly surprising, but the…

In 1960, a villager found something terrifyingly creepy in Greece’s Petralona cave—a humanoid cranium with a protrusion on its forehead, fused to the cave wall. Since then, researchers have…

While not in the town of Bedrock, this home has taken a page right out of history.It's a Flintstones lovers' paradise, built on the cusp of a 45-foot high section of rock dating from about 200 million years ago, the Jurassic period, and…