The T. rex is usually thought of as a land-based monster, but the term can actually refer to an equally dangerous beast that ...

Deep-sea fossils have long fascinated scientists, offering glimpses into the ancient past and revealing the mysteries of prehistoric life. Recent discoveries of shark fossils in deep-sea environments, ...

Researchers have long suspected that massive volcanic eruptions undersea caused carbon dioxide (CO 2) increases, global warming and depleted oxygen (called anoxia) in the ocean during the Mesozoic ...

The mass extinction of marine life in our oceans during prehistoric times is a warning that the Earth will see such an extinction again because of high levels of greenhouse gases, according to new ...

Yoho National Park in the Canadian Rockies holds evidence of prehistoric ocean life, including a new species. Gerry Shea via Unsplash Hundreds of millions of years ago, animals didn’t follow the same ...

For millions of years, the land we now call the United States has been home to towering prehistoric beasts, strange sea creatures, and lush ancient forests that no longer exist. Evidence of this ...

Pioneering research sheds new light on what shaped extinction pattern of prehistoric marine life – and size clearly mattered (IMAGE) ...

The West Texas desert has a surprising feature: a prehistoric ocean reef. There is a surprising natural wonder in the middle of the vast West Texas desert: a prehistoric ocean reef built from the ...