Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The fossil of Tanyka amnicola was discovered at the edge of the Amazon rainforest in Brazil. It has an unusual twisted jaw with ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A prehistoric creature found near the Amazon rainforest in Brazil had a jaw so bizarre that researchers initially thought they ...

The modern coelacanth is a famous "living fossil," long thought to have died out, but first fished out of deep waters in the Indian Ocean in 1938. Since then, dozens of examples have been found, but ...

Something unusual has slipped back into the dark, fast-moving waters of Sweden’s Göta River: a prehistoric “living fossil.”After more than a century of absence, a massive and ancient fish has begun ...

With poor eyesight, the chambered nautilus hunts by smell. Explore how a blue-light experiment revealed mysteries of the cephalopod’s memory.

The coelacanth is known as a "living fossil" because its anatomy has changed little in the last 65 million years. Despite being one of the most studied fish in history, it continues to reveal new ...

Some animals have been around since the time of the dinosaurs—and they're still thriving today! Known as "living fossils," these creatures have barely changed over millions of years and continue to ...

Feared to be extinct in the Caribbean—the only region of the globe it once called home—the solenodon was recently caught on film and eventually captured by conservationists. Researchers from the ...

The fossil of Tanyka amnicola was discovered at the edge of the Amazon rainforest in Brazil. It has an unusual twisted jaw with denticles that it probably used to grind tough food. It is a 'living ...