Megalodon tends to dominate conversations about prehistoric ocean predators. Its massive jaws and oversized teeth have turned it into a pop-culture icon that feels almost mythical. Yet during the ...

Long before the rise of the great white, a prehistoric shark dominated ancient oceans with a design built for overwhelming force. Fossil remains suggest this predator occupied the top of the food ...

The blue whale is the largest animal known to have ever lived, reaching lengths of nearly 100 feet and weighing more than 300 ...

New fossil evidence is shedding light on a colossal marine predator that once ruled prehistoric oceans. Researchers are now ...

A monstrous shark, predating whales, great whites, or even the bus-sized megalodon, once prowled the waters off what is now northern Australia during the Cretaceous period. Researchers, studying huge ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Long before whales were majestic, gentle giants, some of their prehistoric ancestors were tiny, weird and feral. A chance discovery of a 25 million-year-old fossil on an ...

A prehistoric predator changed its diet and body size during a major warming event 56 million years ago, revealing how climate change can reshape animal behavior, food chains, and survival strategies.