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Watch exclusive clip of never-before-depicted dinosaur from Prehistoric Planet season 2
By Sascha Pare published
Episode two, available to stream today on Apple TV+, features the heavily armored Tarchia, a dinosaur with an inbuilt air conditioning system and one of the largest ankylosaurs.
Humongous, 100-foot-long dinosaur from Argentina is so big its fossils broke the road during transport
By Laura Geggel published
About 90 million years ago, a ginormous long-necked dinosaur measuring nearly 100 feet (30 meters) long lumbered through what is now Patagonia, Argentina.
1.7 billion Tyrannosaurus rexes walked the Earth before going extinct, new study estimates
By Harry Baker published
The new prediction suggests fewer T. rex individuals roamed our planet than scientists previously thought.
Long-extinct Tasmanian tiger may still be alive and prowling the wilderness, scientists claim
By Sascha Pare published
Based on reported sightings, some scientists say the iconic creature probably survived until the late 1980s or 1990s, but others are skeptical.
'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.
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