We know dinosaurs were big, but how big were they? And how do we even know? Luckily, paleontologists and other scientists know how to find the answers. By measuring fossils, comparing them to the ...

The face of a car-size, millipede-like creature — the largest arthropod ever to live — has finally been revealed thanks to two well-preserved fossils, a new study reports. The CT scans virtually ...

‘It is amazing to imagine these giant flying squirrels gliding over rhinos and mastodons living in the forests of Tennessee.’ By Andrew Paul Published Feb 26 ...

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 ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Excavations in central China uncovered a 5,000-year-old tomb filled with artifacts from the Dawenkou Culture. Experts believe the size of the tomb ...

Universalist explanation and prehistoric figures -- Comparison and context -- The questions we ask of images -- A cross-cultural explanation for female figurines? -- Mesoamerican figurines and the ...

A 12-million-year-old fossil of a prehistoric "terror bird" discovered in South America might represent the largest known member of its kind found to date, a study ...