prehistoric mammals

A bizarre, almost intact, sea monster skeleton of great value for paleontology has been found in the Wadi Al Hitan whale valley (Egypt).

Visitors to Taipei, Taiwan can visit a mammoth specimen about 3m long. It was a 10-year-old smooth-haired elephant named Yuka.

Fossils of an animal believed to be the 165 million-year-old ancestor of modern humans have been discovered in China.