For nearly 30 million years, a 2,000-pound beast known as the entelodont ruled a sweeping empire from Mongolia to what is now ...

Anomalocaris, a soft-bodied shrimp, was the killer whale of the Cambrian period and is considered the world's first apex predator. Arthropleura, the largest arthropod of the Carboniferous period, ...

Known as 'terminator pigs or ‘hell pigs’ entelodonts are just as terrifying as their nicknames suggest, says Will Newton.

Scientists still debate the purpose of this dinosaur's iconic horns and spiky head plate. Find out what we’ve learned about how Triceratops lived and why it went extinct.

Prehistoric animals are often pictured as distant fossils, yet a surprising number of species still walk, swim, and crawl across Earth with body plans that echo deep time. Strictly speaking, ...

Ever wonder how saber-toothed cats and other extinct creatures behaved? Well, a team of scientists unearthed ancient footprints that offer insight into how various prehistoric animals lived as far ...

Based on fossil finds, archaeologists are now piecing together how ancient humans thrived in a land dominated by dangerous large animals. A study published in the journal Science Advances has unveiled ...

Families are invited to travel back in time and discover the living descendants of prehistoric creatures as J&R Aquatic ...

The Tyrannosaurus Rex, commonly known as T. rex, dominated North America around 68 to 66 million years ago during the late Cretaceous period. This colossal predator measured up to 40 feet in length ...

Koalas with the bodies of lions. Elephants the size of your dog. Gigantic, 8-foot-tall sloths. These aren’t creatures found in science fiction: They walked our planet a million years ago, during the ...

There’s unique, and then there’s the pangolin. These incredible creatures resemble something from prehistoric times with their protective suit of armor. However, it isn’t just how they look that sets ...

Families can travel back in time to discover the living descendants of prehistoric creatures as J&R Aquatic Animal Rescue presents “Prehistoric Pets at the Library” from 1-2 p.m. Tuesday at ...