Imagine a crocodile that would rather sprint than swim. It dashes over dry ground on long, slender legs like a reptilian ...

Shark teeth found in 5-million-year-old whale skulls provide direct evidence of ancient feeding behavior and predator-prey ...

In northeastern Brazil, a fossil that had quietly sat in a museum for decades has now rewritten a small part of the history of life on Earth. Scientists discovered a new species of flying reptile ...

An international team of paleontologists has discovered in the Karoo desert, in South Africa, a new species of prehistoric predator that is revolutionizing understanding of the origin of mammals. The ...

A remarkable fossil find in Dorset, UK, has uncovered a new species of ancient marine predator related to modern crocodiles. Dating back approximately 185 million years to the Early Jurassic, this ...

In the third episode of our Dead World video series, National Geographic digital editor Nicholas St. Fleur examines tiny ...

Prehistoric insects reached sizes far beyond anything seen today, driven by environmental conditions that allowed their ...