Paleontologists made a recent discovery that'll shed light on what type of animals roamed the Earth millions of years ago. Fossilized remains of ancient near-marsupials were reportedly found at Big ...

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Two fossil hunters dropped into a Florida river that looked like brewed coffee and came back with a time capsule. What ...

Long before modern bears were around, Earth was home to massive bear species. Like today’s bears, these animals roamed forests and tundra. However, these ancient animals towered over today’s largest ...

(BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK, Texas) — Paleontologists have found fossilized remains of a giant possum-like mammal that lived 60 million years ago. The fossils, found at Big Bend National Park in Texas, ...

Giant kangaroos were 'homebodies' who were wiped out when climate change destroyed their stable habitats, according to a new study. Small home ranges made the ancient Australian species vulnerable to ...

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The “mighty” new prehistoric whale species was about 40 feet long based on the fossilized bones. Tanaka, et al (2025) Palaeontologia Electronica The summaries below were drafted with the help of AI ...