From giant mammals to strange reptiles, many creatures roamed the earth before humans arrived. Discover the fascinating species prehistoric humans never met. Texas removes 1.8 million people from ...

Long before whales were majestic, gentle giants, some of their prehistoric ancestors were tiny, weird and feral. A chance ...

Scientists have identified a new species of ancient whale with cartoonish bulging eyes that they say would have made it look ...

The following deep sea animals are very different from each other, but they have one thing in common: They rank among the weirdest creatures that humanity has discovered.

A team of UNSW scientists has found fossil remains of three carnivorous marsupials that lived millions of years ago and were ...

Found on the southern coast of Australia, the species could fill gaps in scientists' understanding of baleen whale evolution ...

There are few eerie legends that survive the centuries to haunt the next generation, but one such creature’s strange tale has persisted over a millennium. On May 2, 1933, an unattributed article ...

Strange and fascinating beast "Fittingly, a region known for its rich marine life today was host to strange and wonderful marine reptiles in the Age of Dinosaurs," he added.

News of this weird creature spread quickly when the local newspapers—and then those in London and even abroad—began reporting on the Annings’ discovery.

What does a strange giraffe-like animal with three horns atop its head and a set of fangs that roamed Europe about 15 million years ago have in common with a pretty young queen from the "Star Wars ...

Evanston artist brings prehistoric creatures to life while keeping a childhood love of drawing alive Jamie Gustafson draws dinosaurs, sharks and pretty much anything else from the natural world ...