The fossil vomit was found at the Bromacker site in central Germany, one of the few sites that preserves a fully terrestrial ...

Prehistoric animals are often pictured as distant fossils, yet a surprising number of species still walk, swim, and crawl ...

This article aims to discuss the largest non-dinosaur land animal to ever exist. There were actually several massive non-dinosaur creatures that roamed the earth before and after the reign of the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. When we think about the scope of our world’s diversity, ...

Tyrannoroter heberti fossil shows one of the earliest land animals to eat plants, changing what we know about how ...

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 ...

There’s unique, and then there’s the pangolin. These incredible creatures resemble something from prehistoric times with their protective suit of armor. However, it isn’t just how they look that sets ...

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 ...