Paleontologists discovered the fossilized bones of a four-legged prehistoric whale with webbed feet, off Peru's western coast in 2011. Even stranger, its fingers and toes had little hooves on them. It possessed razor-sharp teeth that it used to catch fish.
Fossil from fourth-ever discovered specimen of a titanosaur may reinforce theory that dinosaurs traveled between South America and Australia.
The Bolshoi Tjach skulls are housed in a small museum in the town of Kamennomostsky, in the Republic of Adygea, Russia.
Archaeologists have found a claw that is 3,300 years old and belongs to a bird that has been extinct for the past 800 years.
An ancient Elpistostege fish fossil found in Miguasha, Canada has revealed new insights into how the human hand evolved from fish fins.
The researchers were totally shocked when they discovered 48 different species still living in the cave that was isolated for millions of years.
The remarkably well-preserved bison was first discovered by gold miners in 1979 and handed over to scientists as a rare find, being the only known example of a Pleistocene bison reclaimed from the permafrost. That said, it didn’t stop gastronomically curious researchers from whipping up a batch of Pleistocene-era bison neck stew.
Gold miners unearthed a mangled lump of mummified flesh, which upon further inspection turned out to be a balled-up Arctic ground squirrel.
The Tully Monster, a prehistoric creature that has long puzzled scientists and marine enthusiasts alike.
The ancient predator, which scientists have named Venetorapter gassenae, also had a large beak and likely used its claws for climbing trees and picking prey apart.