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'Truly gigantic' Jurassic sea monster remains discovered by chance in museum
By Ben Turner published
The creature is believed to be a type of pliosaur — fearsome predators that had huge skulls, giant teeth and a bite force more powerful than that of a Tyrannosaurus Rex.

Rhino-like 'thunder beasts' grew massive in the evolutionary blink of an eye after dinos died off
By Cameron Duke published
Ancient mammals known as 'thunder beasts' grew 1,000 times bigger just 16 million years after the dino-killing asteroid struck.

How to watch 'Prehistoric Planet' season 2
By Fran Ruiz last updated
Here’s how to watch Prehistoric Planet, including the upcoming season 2, as well as everything you need to know about Apple TV+’s hit documentary series.

Mysterious 'golden' fossils from the Jurassic aren’t what they seem
By Jennifer Nalewicki published
Fossils found in Germany's Posidonia Shale don't get their gleam from fool's gold after all.

Woolly mammoths were seasonal sex fiends just like elephants, study finds
By Ben Turner published
An analysis of ancient mammoth tusks has revealed that they underwent musth just like modern elephants do.

Mystery of prehistoric, alien-like tully monster deepens once more
By Patrick Pester published
Researchers have been debating the Tully monster's evolution since the creature was discovered in the 1950s.

230 million-year-old bizarre-beaked reptile was a relative of modern-day crocodiles
By Jennifer Nalewicki published
Paleontologists in Wyoming have discovered a new genus and species of rhynchosaur, an herbivorous reptile related to modern crocodiles.

Dinosaur-killing asteroid did not trigger a long 'nuclear winter' after all
By Joanna Thompson published
Global temperatures did not plummet in the aftermath of the asteroid impact that caused the demise of the dinosaurs, a new study suggests.

Watch stunning preview of 2nd season of Apple TV+ award-winning show 'Prehistoric Planet'
By Sascha Pare published
The new episodes, which will be available to watch from May 22, 2023, will transport viewers back to the age of dinosaurs with stunning visual effects.

95 million-year-old land bridge across Antarctica carried dinosaurs between continents
By Sascha Pare published
The first-ever near-complete sauropod skull found in Australia is remarkably similar to fossils from South America, which suggests that dinosaurs roamed across ice-free Antarctica.
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