The largest animal thought to ever live is swimming through the world's oceans today. Blue whales can reach lengths of 100 feet, but one of their smaller relatives isn't too far behind. Right whales, ...

Imagine the era of giant snakes dominating Earth; the massive size could easily hunt creatures larger than them. These ancient serpents were not only predators but true monsters ruling over the lands ...

A rapid climate collapse during the Late Ordovician Mass Extinction devastated ocean life and reshuffled Earth’s ecosystems. In the aftermath, jawed vertebrates gained an unexpected edge by surviving ...

Mosasaurs were the apex predators of the oceans during the reign of the dinosaurs, but new research reveals dinosaurs weren't safe from them in rivers either. Researchers from Sweden, the US, and the ...

The West Texas desert has a surprising feature: a prehistoric ocean reef. There is a surprising natural wonder in the middle of the vast West Texas desert: a prehistoric ocean reef built from the ...

Megalodon tends to dominate conversations about prehistoric ocean predators. Its massive jaws and oversized teeth have turned it into a pop-culture icon that feels almost mythical. Yet during the ...

Despite an extreme environment characterized by high pressure, high temperature, strong acidity and low oxygen levels resembling living conditions in prehistoric times, hydrothermal vents harbor a ...

Fossils found in a riverbed in Japan were revealed as a large, ancient ancestor of right whales. Tanaka, et al (2025) Palaeontologia Electronica The largest animal thought to ever live is swimming ...