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Prehistoric Life

Cretaceous Period Dinosaurs Sharks Dinosaur Species Mesozoic Era Silurian Period Marine Ecosystems Permian Period Marine Reptiles Dinosaur Era Avian Evolution Giant Animals Ecosystems Triassic Period Megalodon

Father and Son Pull 3.6‑Million‑Year‑Old Megalodon Tooth From Jersey Shore Jetty

Researchers say a recent U.S. Army Corps of Engineers beach‑replenishment project likely deposited the rare fossil onshore.

Giant Cretaceous Octopuses May Have Ruled the Seas, Science Study Finds

Giant Cretaceous Octopuses Identified From 27 Fossil Beaks

Permian Tetrapod From Brazil Reveals Twisted, Plant‑Grinding Jaw

Oldest Articulated Bony Fish and Giant Megamastax Redraw Osteichthyan Origins

Tiny Teeth Found in Colorado Extend Range of Earliest Primate Relative

Anacondas Have Stayed Giant for 12 Million Years, Fossil Study Finds

Triassic Reptiles Migrated 10,000 Miles Through Inhospitable Tropics

Megalodon Was a Flexible Supercarnivore, New Study Shows