Giant Salamander-Like Predator Terrorized Ancient Swamps, Sucked in Prey With Its ‘Toilet Seat-Shaped’ Head

Medicine & Technology Jul 04, 2024

A team of researchers discovered a giant stem tetrapod that served as an apex predator in Gondwanan's late Palaeozoic ice age. Find out more about it in this article.

'World Serpent': 308 Million-Year-Old Microsaur Fossil Found by Paleontologists, Named After Thor's Nemesis

Jul 22, 2021

A new microsaur species was found at the Mazon Creek in Illinois. The microsaur, named after Thor's nemesis 'World Serpent,' may contribute new revelations about the adaptive characteristics of prehistoric reptiles.

Scientists Claim Metal Nickel Was Involved In Earth's Biggest Mass Extinction

Apr 19, 2017

During ore formation the metal nickel got released in the atmosphere and scientists claim this pehnomena might have triggered the Mass Extinction