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Discover an ancient fish's tragic last meal as it swallowed an oversized ammonite, shedding light on predator-prey interactions in the early Jurassic period.

Thanks to a newlyanalyzed set of fossils, a paper published Wednesday describes a new species that is possibly the oldest swimming jellyfish known to science.

Perucetus colossus, whose fossils were discovered in Peru, may be the heaviest discovered animal ever, even heavier than the blue whale.

Finding jellyfish fossils is "extremely rare" as the creatures are made up of roughly 95% water.

A newly studied species of ancient whale might be the heaviest animal ever found.

BPSMP) has preserved and identified an ancient elephant tusk fossil found by a Sragen local in Ngebung Village, Sragen Regency, Central Java.

“It was like being at your own funeral," Mike Joy said after losing his job.

The specimens are evidence of how little the squishy, tentacled predators have changed over the history of life on Earth.

Rishi Sunak has said his daughters are his "ready-made focus group" on climate change, revealing that fossil fuels will still be needed at net zero.

Perucetus drifted through shallow seas like a gigantic manatee, scientists suspect.