Maryland could soon have a state shark. The massive predator’s fossilized teeth can still be found around the state.

Maryland could soon have a state shark. The massive predator’s fossilized teeth can still be found around the state.

The femur bone, found on the beach at Bay Head in January, was taken to the Edelman Fossil Park & Museum for identification.

Scientists at Curtin University have solved a long-standing mystery about how some of the world's best-preserved fossils ...

After years of searching with his dad, fifth-grader Jaxon Hinton uncovered a remarkably preserved prehistoric shark tooth estimated to be 18 million years old ...

No state in the U.S. has an official shark, but Maryland lawmakers are digging deep into history to hopefully add a ...

Over the long and complicated course of evolutionary history, mammals independently turned towards water to make a home ...

Paleontologists have made an exciting new discovery in the world of ancient marine life. A newly identified species of mosasaur, Pluridens imelaki, has been uncovered in Morocco’s Late Cretaceous ...

In a stunning paleontological find, a fossil of an ancient aquatic reptile with preserved skin has been found in Switzerland. The virtually complete fossil specimen belongs to Lariosaurus valceresii, ...

About 2,500 U.S. Marines are being deployed to the Middle East as American and Israeli strikes keep pounding Iran and the Islamic Republic keeps attacking Persian Gulf shipping and energy ...

Meet the legends of Earth’s prehistoric oceans, from the pliosaur – a gigantic, gnarly toothed creature – to the ichthyosaur, a majestic and speedy, dolphin-like predator.

MANILA, Philippines (Updated 12:35 p.m.) —Rep. Leila de Lima (Mamamayang Liberal party-list) and Ramon Magsaysay Awardee Fr. Flavie Villanueva filed libel complaints against the 18 former "Marines" ...