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

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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

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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This week, marvel at giant tube worms living beneath hot springs on the ocean floor, watch SpaceX catch a rocket booster, ...

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.

In "Prehistoric World: Over 1,200 Incredible Mammals and Discoveries from the Mesozoic and Cenozoic," readers will learn about the warm-blooded animals that rose to prominence once the dinosaurs ...