Image shows an illustration of the newly discovered alligator species Alligator munensis from Thailand, undated photo. The extinct short-snouted alligator munched on snails and lived about 230,000 years ago. (Marton Szabo/Newsflash)

Extinct Short-Snouted Alligator With Skull Resembling That Of A Bulldog Nibbled On Snails 230,000 Years Ago

• Post author:Georgina Jedikovska
• Post published:September 2, 2023

An extinct short-snouted alligator species with a skull resembling that of a bulldog nibbled on snails rather than other larger prey when it lived about 230,000 years ago. The groundbreaking…

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Photo shows illustration of the butterfly Xerces Blue on a plant it used to feed Acmispon glaber. Researchers have found the genome of the butterfly. (Marti Franch-CSIC/Newsflash)

Jurassic Park-Style Revival For Extinct Butterfly, Say Scientists

• Post author:Joseph Golder
• Post published:August 25, 2023

Genetics experts have revealed how they could be able to bring an extinct butterfly back from the dead in a Jurassic Park-style revival. Experts at Spain's National Research Council say…

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Picture shows the artefacts and drawings of them, during the analysis, undated. The flint tools discovered over 50 years ago in Tunel Wielki cave, in Poland were found to be half a million years old after an extensive project aimed at analysing artefacts by the University of Warsaw. (M. Kot/Newsflash)

Tools Dating Back Half A Million Years And Used By Extinct Human Ancestors Unearthed In Polish Cave

• Post author:Joseph Golder
• Post published:October 28, 2022

These tools used by an extinct ancestor of modern-day humans and found in a cave in Poland have been dated back half a million years. The impressive discovery was made…

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Photo shows a half-a-million-year-old elephant tusk, undated photo. It was unearthed in the southern coastal plain of Israel. (Yoli Schwartz, Israel Antiquities Authority/Newsflash)

Half-A-Million-Year-Old Tusk From Extinct Giant Elephant Unearthed

• Post author:Alice Amelia Thomas
• Post published:September 8, 2022

This footage shows a tusk from an extinct, half-a-million-year-old giant elephant at an archaeological dig site in southern Israel after a visitor stumbled across it by accident. Experts have said…

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An illustration of megadolon eating their pray, undated. Scientist theorize the megadolon might require over 98,000 kilo calories every day and have stomach volume of almost 10,000 liters. ( J. J. Giraldo/Newsflash)

Extinct Predator Gulped 8-Metre Prey As A Whole, 3D Model Study Reveals

• Post author:Thomas Hochwarter
• Post published:August 23, 2022

Research of a 3D reconstruction of the largest shark that has ever lived reveals that it was capable of devouring prey up to eight metres long in one piece. The…

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Picture shows an iguana on Santiago Island, Ecuador, in an undated photo. Experts through monitoring, found new individuals of various ages, which shows that this species is reproducing successfully. (Johannes Ramirez/Newsflash)

Iguanas Extinct For Centuries Make Comeback

• Post author:Joseph Golder
• Post published:August 7, 2022

Iguanas extinct from a Galapagos island for generations have been reborn nearly two centuries after they were first recorded by Charles Darwin. The Galapagos land iguana had been completely wiped…

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Visualization of a roof skull in an undated photo. German Natural History Museum discovered 291-million-year-old, previously unknown amphibian species. (Calliesauria, Museum of Natural History Chemnitz 2022/Newsflash)

Ancient Giant-Headed Amphibian That Used Sticky Tongue To Catch Prey Discovered

• Post author:Thomas Hochwarter
• Post published:August 5, 2022

Scientists have discovered a previously unknown species of extinct amphibian that used its powerful sticky tongue to catch bugs. The species - named Chemnitzion richteri - used an ambush strategy…

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Two jaguars cub were born in wild in Ibera park, Argentina, July 2022. (Fund Rewilding Argentina/Newsflash)

First Jaguars Born In Forest Where They Went Extinct 70 Years Ago

• Post author:William McGee
• Post published:August 1, 2022

These videos show the first jaguars born in the wild in an Argentine wetland 70 years after they went extinct from the area. The jaguars were born in Ibera Park…

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Several white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) rest in GREFA (Majadahonda, Madrid) before being transferred to Asturias. (GREFA, Eloy Couceiro/Newsflash)

Extinct Sea Eagles Return

• Post author:Lee Bullen
• Post published:July 20, 2022

White-tailed eagles have arrived in Spain as part of a conversation plan to reintroduce the huge bird of prey to one of its ancient habitats. The eagle - which can…

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A team of Princeton researchers has now discovered clear evidence that Megalodon and some of its ancestors were at the very highest rung of the prehistoric food chain – the highest “trophic level.” (Harry Maisch/Newsflash)

Scientists Who Crunched Data During COVID Lockdown Find Huge Shark Was World’s Ultimate Predator

• Post author:Michael Leidig
• Post published:July 18, 2022

The ultimate predator of predators was a massive 50-foot-long shark that was so powerful it even ate predators that ate other predators. Prehistoric megatooth sharks that got their name from…

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