Ancient Greek myths of dragons, krakens, and other legendary creatures were inspired by real animals and fossils alike.

A new study of ancient fossils found that millions of years ago these creatures grew to more than a whopping 5 metres in ...

The collection of markings is now thought to have been left by a herd of ancient sea turtles that had been frightened off by ...

Scientists have uncovered evidence of a colossal shark that lived off northern Australia about 115 million years ago, ...

Learn how anacondas are defying expectations of reptile experts by keeping their ancient body size despite drastic ...

Giant anaconda bones discovered in Venezuela date back 12.4 million years, offering rare insight into the evolution of these massive snakes.

When physician Pedro Lucas Porcela Aurelio unearthed a fossil in Brazil's southern Rio Grande do Sul state in 2014, he could ...

Archeologists found a whole venomous snake in 1,500-year-old human poop from Texas, hinting at ancient rituals. Discover ...

Unlike other giant species, which reached their peak size during the Miocene before dying out and getting replaced by smaller ...

The Lamniformes includes some of the most familiar species of sharks, such as the great white and mako sharks as well as less ...

Anacondas have remained apex predators for over 12 million years and aren’t considered endangered, but that doesn’t mean they ...

A newly identified fossil snake reveals clues about early advanced snake evolution. Its mixed traits highlight an ancient branch of the caenophidian family tree. More than forty years after it was ...