Palaeontology: This whale was probably not so colossal

The existence of an early whale species that dwarfed even the imposing blue whale caused [...]

Tiny tropical fish is as loud as a jet plane

The expectation that loud animals are also large is often disappointed, especially in the case [...]

Palaeontology: Enigmatic prehistoric lizard from Trentino is probably a fake

The animal stands out clearly on the light-coloured stone, and for decades experts regarded this [...]

Palaeontology: New species of pterosaur discovered in Scotland

Many millions of years ago, they roamed the skies over Europe: majestic pterosaurs with slender, [...]

Palaeontology: Primordial worm Timorebestia koprii was the terror of the seas

Peary Island is located in the north of Greenland. It is a peninsula on which [...]

Palaeontology: When the mammoths were on the run

When Elma was possibly struck by a deadly spear, she was in the prime of [...]

Palaeontology: Miners in North Dakota find ancient mammoth skeleton

By a stroke of luck, miners discovered the prehistoric tusk of a mammoth. The last [...]

Palaeontology: Picture of a prehistoric dinosaur becomes a meme

Small legs, a stocky build and a large mouth that almost seems to be smiling: [...]

Palaeontology: Researchers have discovered the uncle of T. rex

The Tyrannosaurus rex, probably the most famous of all dinosaurs, still fascinates palaeontologists to this [...]

Palaeontology: Hobby palaeontologists in the USA have discovered the oldest reptile skin

In the USA, amateur palaeontologists have discovered the oldest known reptile skin fossil of all [...]