Archeology
Unearthed 300,000-year-old elephant fossils
Archaeologists discovered the nearly intact fossil skeleton of a giant prehistoric elephant living in the New Territories.
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Archeology
Prehistoric crocodiles in the ocean even a single bite can make a hole in the belly of the fish
Giant crocodile dominating the ocean in ancient Dakosaurus was first discovered in Germany. It has a reptile-like body and possesses terrible hunting skills, comparable…
Archeology
Africa's largest fossil footprints reveal how the ancients sought food
Scientists discovered hundreds of fossilized human footprints that lived about 5,760 to 19,100 years ago in Africa.
Archeology
Discovered 'vampire fish' with bizarre teeth
The 45 million-year-old fossil in Pakistan reveals an unprecedented history of a fish with only one tooth in its upper jaw.
Archeology
This is a way to tell if a '7,000 year old manure' belongs to a dog or prehistoric person
It is known that humans and dogs lived together about 12,000 years ago. Therefore, fossil waste found, has long been a difficult question to answer when it is not easy t…
Archeology
26 million years old fossil discovered by ancient killer pigs
The researchers found that the black stone found in Mississippi was the teeth of a prehistoric creature nicknamed 'the giant killer pig from hell'.
Archeology
Dunkleosteus: The 'Terminator' of the Devonian
Before the dinosaurs appeared, the Earth also existed many species of animals known as the notorious assassins, many of which are from the ocean and Dunkleosteus is one…
Archeology
Why aren't there giant mammals in the dinosaur era?
Prehistoric times are the era of giant animals, but the reason why in the age of dinosaurs did not have huge mammals is not everyone knows.
Archeology
Rhizodus hibberti: Horror monster of the Carbon era
Rhizodus hibberti are giant ancient fish that can challenge their imagination with their ferocity. Rhizodus hibberti: Horror monster of the Carbon era
Archeology
Leedsichthys: The 'vacuum cleaner' of the Jurassic Sea was once misunderstood as a dinosaur
Leedsichthys is a giant fish of the Pachycormidae family, a group of Mesozoic bony fish that lived in the mid-Jurassic oceans.
Biology
Why do insects abandon their large prehistoric bodies and become smaller and smaller?
Giant insects have always been a rich source of fuel for science fiction movies, and in fact there have been periods of huge giant size.
Archeology
Ancient giant pig: Terror of prehistoric North America
Today's breeds look quite gentle, but their ancestors are different, ancient giant pigs that look extremely terrorist and are professional assassins in prehistoric times.
Archeology
Ancient crocodile: The machine of destruction is more scary than dinosaurs
Giant prehistoric crocodiles have a large body like trucks, followed by long legs that allow them to run many times faster than their modern descendants.
Archeology
Discover the oldest amber primitive bees with pollen
Millions of years ago, bees evolved from wasps, but little is known about their transition from predatory insects to pollen.
Animal world
Giant mouse discovered to be as big as humans in Amazon
Scientists have discovered a prehistoric mouse as large as a human living in the Amazon rainforest about 10 million years ago.