An ancient and enormous organism called Prototaxites, initially found to be a type of fungus, may actually be an unknown ...

Fossil reveals secrets of entirely different form of life no longer found on Earth - Prototaxites belonged to an ‘entirely ...

A 370 million-year-old fossil found in Scotland is an entirely new form of life which towered 26ft tall, scientists have confirmed.

Prototaxites are something of a prehistoric mystery. They were the first giant organisms on land, towering over ancient ...

A fossil jaw of a distant human relative was discovered much farther north than previously thought possible, revealing new ...

Delving into the fascinating world of paleontology, we uncover the stories of species that lived through Earth’s mass extinctions. These hardy survivors reveal much about the nature of life on Earth ...

Giant mystery fossil reveals secrets of whole new form of life that no longer exists - Prototaxites belonged to an ‘entirely extinct evolutionary branch of life‘ ...

Fossils reveal dinosaurs were flourishing in diverse ecosystems right up until the asteroid impact ended their reign.

One of Earth’s earliest mass extinctions wiped out most ocean life during a sudden global ice age. From the ruins, jawed vertebrates survived, diversified, and transformed the course of evolution.

An international team of scientists from South Africa, Canada, France and the UK has uncovered fossil evidence of a tiny ...

A massive ice age wiped out ocean life 445 million years ago, reshaping ecosystems and setting the stage for jawed fish ...

East-west coastlines trap marine species during warming, blocking escape routes and increasing extinction risk over millions ...