Scientists revisited tracks made by a shorebird, a lizard, a cat-like predator and some sort of large herbivore at what is ...

Giant prehistoric kangaroos perished when "climate upheaval" turned lush Australian rainforest into desert, scientists said Thursday after studying ancient fossils with new techniques. Lead researcher ...

The hell ant shows how insect species evolved, adapted, and spread throughout the ancient world.

A fossilised 113-million-year-old hell ant from Brazil adds to the evidence that the first ants evolved in the southern ...

A prehistoric hell ant that lived among dinosaurs 113 million years ago had an unusual way to kill its prey and sheds new ...

Researchers in Brazil found a fossilized hell ant in a rock, suggesting the insect was more widespread than previously ...

A new study indicates the giant reptile Deinosuchus is not a close relative of modern alligators, as scientists previously ...

A 113-million-year-old hell ant that once lived in northeastern Brazil is now the oldest ant specimen known to science, finds a new report. The hell ant, which was preserved in limestone, is a member ...

Titanoboa cerrejonensis, the largest snake ever discovered, lived around 60 million years ago and could grow up to 47 feet long. While the snake's size and strength surprised scientists, what shocked ...

This fossil is 13 million years older than any ant fossil found before—and reveals a sophisticated predator that lived alongside the dinosaurs.

Previously, the oldest known ants came from amber in France and Myanmar, dating back about 100 million years. This new specimen pushes that date back by 13 million years. More importantly, it’s the ...

Scientists say it is a member of Haidomyrmecinae - an extinct group that only lived during the Cretaceous period. The post ...