More than 3 million years ago, when our ancient ancestors embodied by the iconic Lucy were roaming the African landscape, they would have feared a big, bad crocodile with a prominent lump on its head, ...

A new species of mosasaur — one of the largest marine reptiles ever documented ...

Scientists found a 5-foot-long animal near a road in Trinidad and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo shows a representative area. Photo from Kenrick Baksh via Unsplash On an island of ...

Meet the Cryolophosaurus, a towering 21-foot predator that shared the imposing build of the T. rex but stood out with one surprising trait—feathers. Unlike the scaly-skinned T. rex, this dinosaur ...

Scientists kept a 4-foot-long predator in captivity for over a decade and discovered a new species from Ethiopia, a study said. Photo from BDU Fellowship VLM via Unsplash A scientist visiting Ethiopia ...

A new species of snake was recently discovered after scientists spotted it taking on a hawk on a Papua New Guinea island. Measuring as long as 4 feet, 8 inches, the Dendrelaphis anthracina, or coal ...

For the first time, researchers have documented an 8-foot shark, a top predator, being killed by another predator. The shark, a porbeagle, was being studied by scientists from Oregon State University, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: Paleoartist Joschua Knüppe / CC BY-SA A newly discovered fossil may provide researchers with fresh insight into the ...