Researchers have demonstrated that mammal biodiversity loss is part of a long-term trend lasting at least 125,000 years. As archaic humans, Neanderthals and other hominin species migrated out of ...

A new fossil analysis gives hints. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. About 62 million years ago — only 4 million years after an ...

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 ...

The skull of the prehistoric mammal Claenodon ferox. A new study from the University of Edinburgh, co-authored by NMMNHS Curator of Paleontology Thomas Williamson, shows that for the first 10 million ...

"Prehistoric World" is a new book by Aaron Woodruff, the museum's collection manager for vertebrate paleontology. It includes profiles and illustrations of prehistoric mammals such as Livyatan ...

The true size of a gigantic prehistoric megalodon shark that ruled the oceans millions of years ago has been revealed for the first time -- and it had teeth as big as hands, and a fin as tall as a ...

Scientists have discovered three new species of ancient creatures from the dawn of modern mammals that hint at rapid evolution immediately after the mass extinction of the dinosaurs. Research ...

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