Fossils of the oldest saber-toothed predator are helping researchers understand the evolution of early mammal relatives ...

Scientists have discovered the oldest known animal with saber teeth: a predator that lived 270 million years ago. This animal ...

The prehistoric creature is thought to have lived around 280-270 million years ago and was likely a "top predator" in its day ...

The origin of mammals is shrouded in mystery, but every fossil clue helps rewrite the story. A new discovery on a ...

Now, a team of scientists have found a new fossil that is the oldest of its kind and might even be the oldest therapsid ever ...

Gorgonopsians are an extinct group of predatory therapsids that lived during the Permian period, approximately 299 to 252 ...

The fossilised remains of an ancient carnivore provide intriguing hints about how early relatives of mammals began regulating ...

Wombats have nearly impermeable rear ends, which serve as both a crucial defense against predators and a key feature in their ...

A newly discovered fossil dates back to between 270-280 million years ago, pushing back their existence by around 15 million ...

The Atacama Trench, located off the coast of Peru and Chile, is one of the deepest oceanic regions on our planet, and scientists think it could be an ecological haven. A new study describes a four ...

Vaguely dog-like” animal is one of the oldest-known close cousins of modern mammals. Researchers have discovered the oldest ...