The book also includes stunning illustrations by paleoartist Julius Csotonyi. In "Prehistoric World: Over 1,200 Incredible ...

A new analysis of this 400,000-year-old skull fills in missing branches on the elephant evolutionary tree.

Paleontologists have uncovered a previously unknown prehistoric mammal species that was among the largest of its time. The partial remains of the newly identified species were originally collected ...

It wasn’t until the late Triassic period (approximately 225 million years ago) that mammals came into existence ... that get my vote for “most prehistoric-looking.” They may not be the ...

Scientists have just resolved the mystery of the extinction of dwarf elephants and dwarf hippos on Cyprus 14,000 years ago.

The giant fossil skull of an extinct elephant, discovered in northern India's Kashmir Valley in 2000, sheds light on a poorly ...

The teeth of horses and zebras look alike. The ear bones of mammals were once the jaws of prehistoric reptiles. And so on. Despite these differences, all mammals share four traits that are shown ...

Researchers at Kansas University are excited about what they may find at a dig site in western Missouri where bones of a prehistoric mammal — probably a young mastodon — were found last week.

The free kid-and-pet-friendly event will be in Cocoa Village on Saturday, Oct. 19 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and on Sunday, Oct.

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It includes profiles and illustrations of prehistoric mammals such as Livyatan melvillei, a large predatory whale from the Miocene epoch. After the extinction of dinosaurs came the age of mammals.