Extinct Mammals
While Mammoths and Saber Toothed Tigers died out long ago, modern mammals are increasingly at risk of extinction due to human intervention. Explore some species that are no longer with us.
Massive mastodons roamed lower Kentucky during the last ice age. Jefferson was so fascinated by the creatures he was convinced they still roamed the plains in the 1800s.
Walking evolved not on land but underwater.
Paleontologists in China hit the jackpot of fossilized pterosaur eggs.
A new study found that the Beelzebufo frog had a bite strong enough to take down dinosaurs.
Instead of a mouth, the hell ant had blades and a metal horn to catch its prey. Ouch.
New Study Sheds Light on How Plesiosaurs Used Their Flippers to Swim
A new study suggests the extinct aquatic reptiles used all four flippers for uniquely efficient underwater motion.
Boy Literally Stumbles Across Million-year-old Fossils During New Mexico Hike
Accidentally tripping on and discovering the fossilized skull of an extinct giant elephant seems like a 9-year-old's dream come true.
The megapodes were supertall, but that didn't keep them from taking flight.
The method this ancient carnivore employed is unlike anything we see in predators today.
Meet Gigantopithecus, the Extinct Giant Orangutan in 'The Jungle Book'
The character of King Louie gets a serious primate upgrade in the new Disney live-action-meets-CGI film. Did the ape also serve as inspiration for sasquatch and yeti?
Scientists thought climate and ecological change was the culprit, but a new study suggests otherwise.
The bony fish measured more than six feet long and ate prey using a filtering system similar to that of animals today.
Mastodons and Mammoths Gave Their Lives So You Could Have a Pumpkin Spice Latte
The extinction of ice age megafauna and the disappearance of their mammoth-sized poop allowed pumpkins to become what they are today.
Angry Vegetarian Saber-toothed Mammals Were Fighters Not Lovers
Scientists discover male animals flashed sabers far longer than first thought.
Both of these massive prehistoric creatures belonged to the same family, but they're actually very different species.
If you've been curious about why dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals were so massive, know that paleontologists are still on the case.
They were creatures of the air, but they aren't part of the avian family tree — and don't call them dinosaurs. What was life like for the pterosaurs, and what has sparked renewed interest in these flying reptiles?
A stunning array of strange and ferocious aquatic beasts patrolled Earth's waters long before they became the stuff of legends and "Jurassic Park" movies. One could eat a great white shark in one gulp.
If you thought sea monsters were just the stuff of myth, you thought wrong. With giant, razor-sharp teeth, ancient cetaceans — the ancestors to modern whales, dolphins and porpoises — make even nightmares seem dull.
