Prehistoric Life

Photo: The Man Who Found T. Rex Wore a Fur Coat to Do It

The Man Who Found T. Rex Wore a Fur Coat to Do It

Vivid green ancient moss blanketing a dark volcanic rock surface in mist

Moss: The 450-Million-Year-Old Plant That Needs Nothing

Massive saltwater crocodile confronting a giant scrub python in flooded Australian wetlands

When a Python Meets a Croc, Only One Thing Wins

Ancient child and wolf footprints preserved side by side on Chauvet Cave floor

A Child and a Wolf Walked Chauvet Cave 26,000 Years Ago

Massive dinosaur footprint pressed deep into Texas rock revealing claw detail and skin texture

Giant Dinosaur Tracks Found in Texas: A T. Rex-Sized Discovery

Reconstructed Ice Age steppe bison preserved in Alaskan permafrost, stained deep blue

Blue Babe: The 47,000-Year-Old Frozen Bison of Alaska

Extreme close-up of adult Komodo dragon armored scales glistening in sunlight on Komodo Island

Komodo Dragons Grow Living Armor Beneath Their Scales

Dense cluster of phacopid trilobite fossils preserved on ancient Devonian rock slab

Trilobites Were Gathering in Groups 500 Million Years Ago

Fresh vegetables wrapped in glossy green banana leaves at a Thai supermarket display

Banana Leaves Are Replacing Plastic in Thai Supermarkets

Velvet worm firing adhesive slime strands at a brown cricket on mossy forest floor

Velvet Worms: 500-Million-Year-Old Slime Hunters

Eastern hellbender salamander gaping on mossy submerged rock in clear Appalachian stream

Hellbenders: The Ancient Giant Salamanders of America

Tupuxuara leonardii pterosaur skeleton soaring over a dramatic desert canyon at golden hour

Tupuxuara leonardii: The Crested Sky Giant of the Cretaceous