Giant ‘sea monster’ fossil unearthed in Mississippi mud - Mosasaurs were apex predators, and at their largest, they could ...

In its 4.5 billion year history, Earth has undergone five mass extinctions and we are potentially in a sixth era of mass ...

The find came in the fossil-rich outcrops of northeast Mississippi, near Starkville in the Prairie Bluff Formation, according ...

The highest trophic niches in Mesozoic oceans were filled by diverse marine reptiles, including ichthyosaurians, ...

Scientists have identified a new species of ancient mammal from a small jawbone found in Mongolia's Gobi Desert.

According to George, the Central Valley is home to a number of significant fossil finds—including California's state dinosaur ...

This fossil is 13 million years older than any ant fossil found before—and reveals a sophisticated predator that lived ...

A massive predator once roamed the Earth, towering over its rivals and casting a long shadow on the ancestors of T. rex. This giant, now known as Ulughbegasaurus, ruled the prehistoric world around 90 ...

Geologists near Starkville found a bone of a Mosasaurus hoffmannii, one of the biggest species of mosasaurs, which could reach lengths of 50 feet.

A prehistoric hell ant that lived among dinosaurs 113 million years ago had an unusual way to kill its prey and sheds new ...