The extinction of the dinosaurs (birds notwithstanding) 65.5 million years ago didn't happen in a vacuum. When the last T. rex died, other reptilian …
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The Massive Titanoboa Snake Once Ruled the Colombian Rainforest
These things were massive and could reach 50 feet long and 3 feet wide making them the largest snake ever to have roamed the Earth. Learn about the Titanoboa snake and other prehistoric animals.
Other Awesome Prehistoric Animals
Mammoths, mastodons and saber-toothed cats weren't the only giants roaming ancient America. The Pleistocene was a geologic epoch that kicked off 2.6 …
Teeth are a luxury that turtle did away with millions of years ago. In lieu of pearly whites, all living turtle species — be they vegetarian …
Some of our favorite animals used to be bigger. The giant beaver of the Pleistocene was the size of a black bear and the Titanoboa was a snake longer …
It looked suspiciously like a meat cache. In 1999, the Society for Vertebrate Paleontology was given a report on a strange bonebed found near …
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