After a century-long absence, the elusive South American tapir has reemerged, sparking hope and excitement among ...

Molecular dating has shown that several extinct creatures, such as giant sloths and mammoths, survived in South America much later than previously thought, raising questions about the root causes ...

(In fact, it's three continents: South America and ... especially if we're also talking about collapses for megafauna that didn't actually go extinct." (Researchers have found evidence that ...

Dosseto dated some fossils from South Walker Creek ... site for understanding continent-wide extinction of megafauna because it shows us that these species are resilient to changes in climate ...

What comes to mind when you think of the prehistoric world? For many, it is dinosaurs, the fierce and powerful stars of the Mesozoic era, which spanned from about 251 to 66 million years ago.

3D rendering of the probable butchery event according to a paleoartistic reconstruction. The illustration was made by modeling three-dimensional meshes, 3D digital scanning, and texturing by ...

Madagascar is renowned for its unique biodiversity, including its extinct megafauna, which played a crucial role in shaping the island's ecosystems. Recent research has focused on understanding ...