Latest about Extinct Species
Giant, 82-foot lizard fish discovered on UK beach could be largest marine reptile ever found
Newly discovered ichthyosaur that lived 200 million years ago in the Triassic sea is potentially the biggest to ever live, scientists say.
Triceratops: Facts about the three-horned dinosaur
Triceratops lived at the end of the Cretaceous period, between 67 million and 65 million years ago. Once considered solitary, new fossil discoveries indicate it was a social animal that may have lived in herds.
Tyrannosaurus rex: Facts and photos of the dinosaur king
Tyrannosaurus rex was one of the largest carnivorous dinosaurs that ever lived.
Like 'walking through the woods of millions of years ago': Ancient ecosystem brimming with dinosaur tracks discovered in Alaska
Fossilized footprints, tree stumps and feces discovered in Alaskan mountain foothills is a glimpse into life on Earth 100 million years ago.
Triassic 'tank' unearthed in Texas was a croc cousin that lived 215 million years ago
Fossil discovered in 1989 found to be new species of aetosaur — a massive armored crocodile cousin that lived during the late Triassic.
Courtship cut short for termites trapped in 38 million-year-old amber fossil
Amber containing a pair of termites pulled from a Russian mine reveals their mating behavior hasn't changed for tens of millions of years.
Colossus the enormous 'oddball' whale is not the biggest animal to ever live, scientists say
Researchers have re-estimated the weight of Perucetus colossus, and claim it's much lighter than a blue whale.
Woolly mammoth de-extinction inches closer after elephant stem cell breakthrough
Scientists at the company Colossal Biosciences have derived induced pluripotent stem cells from elephants, which they say could boost efforts to resurrect woolly mammoths.
