Scientists Reconstruct Terrifying Face of Car-Sized Millipede That Roamed Prehistoric Earth

Arthropleura were huge, had a bunch of legs, and likely scavenged on dead bodies. How charming. And now we know what their faces looked like, thanks to new research.

Nubby-Toothed Sea Monster Once Prowled Texas Seas, Recent Fossil Discovery Suggests

The remnants of a mosasaur show a sea predator that was ill equipped for slashing bites, and likely preferred to swallow its prey whole.

Remarkably Preserved ‘Lazarus’ Fossil Suggests Fish Evolved Based on Earth’s Crust

The exquisitely preserved fossil indicates the large fish evolved in lockstep with the Earth itself.

Tasmanian Tiger Ancestor Ate All of Its Prey—Even Bones and Teeth

A newly discovered ancestor of the recently extinct carnivores was described today, marking the 88th anniversary of the death of the last thylacine.

Dramatic Fossil Shows Prehistoric Sea Cow’s Brutal Encounter With Crocodylian and Shark

The sea cow, which lived between 23 million and 11.6 million years ago, was likely killed by the croc before being scavenged upon by the shark.

Ancient Arthropod Was Shaped Like a Taco and Swam Upside-Down

Discovered over a century ago, paleontologists think they've finally cracked the code of the wacky creature's morphology.

Stegosaurus Fossil Sells to Hedge Fund Billionaire for Record-Breaking $45 Million

The billionaire said the dinosaur "was born in America and is going to stay in America."

52,000-Year-Old Mammoth ‘Beef Jerky’ Reveals Exquisitely Preserved Chromosomes

The delicate biological structures were miraculously preserved, giving scientists a time capsule into the genomic architecture of the extinct giants.

Utah Officials Drove Over Important Fossil Site With a Backhoe, Paleontologists Say

The Utah Bureau of Land Management claims no damage has been done, but several paleontologists said that dinosaur trackways may have been destroyed.

120-Million-Year-Old Footprints Reveal a Scary-Fast Dinosaur

Theropod trace fossils found in Spain suggest these predators could sprint faster than humans.

Footprints Suggest Humans Migrated Deep Into North America Earlier Than Previously Known

Fossilized human footprints in New Mexico appear to be up to 23,000 years old, left behind by teenagers and young children.

Dozens of Fossilized Neanderthal Footprints Found on a Beach in Spain

The fossils date to over 100,000 years ago, which may make them the oldest known Neanderthal prints.

Seemingly Ordinary Fossils May Be Hiding Some Major Clues to the Past

A Human Toddler and a Mammoth Crossed Paths in Ancient New Mexico, Footprints Suggest

The First Dinosaur Feather Ever Found Is Still Controversial

‘Extremely Brilliant’ X-Ray Beams Are About to Revolutionize How We See Into Matter

Monumental DNA Study Reveals Secrets of North American Mastodons

Unhatched Dinosaur Egg Reveals the Surprising Face of a Baby Sauropod

Fallen Boulder at the Grand Canyon Exposes 300-Million-Year-Old Footprints

‘Weirdest Fossil’ Wasn’t a Dinosaur After All