What prehistoric poop reveals about extinct giant animals Spores from a fungi found in megafauna poop can tell us when enormous creatures went extinct. Laura Baisas Apr 26, 2023 12:00 PM EDT ...

About 5,000 years later, megafauna began to live in the area again – likely at lower numbers – before another wave of extinction about 11,000 years ago reduced them almost to zero.

Archaeologists in Texas recently discovered prehistoric megafauna bones, including a giant ground sloth, during a highway project in Lubbock, according to officials.

Archaeologists used to think that the Clovis people were the first inhabitants of the Americas some 13,500 years ago. The ...

Big animals of the ocean go about their days mostly hidden from view. Scientists know these marine megafauna—such as whales, sharks, seals, turtles and birds—travel vast distances to feed and ...

Megafauna like massive elephants were once thought to have gone extinct due to humans arriving, but it turns out we weren't responsible after all.

During the archaeological survey, diggers uncovered ancient bones dating back to prehistoric times. The remains belonged to megafauna, which are large mammals.

Megafauna The definition of "marine megafauna" doesn’t only cover whales. In fact, it also covers sharks, rays, and a whole host of bony fish. Overall, marine megafauna play key roles in marine ...

Fossilized teeth from two ancient megafauna suggest they roamed Brazil 3,500 years ago. The find “opens the door to rewrite South American history.” ...

Bison were among the species of megafauna living in Southern California that rapidly went extinct about 13,000 years ago, and wildfires were likely a cause. Illustration by Cullen Townsend More ...

Fungal spores found in the dung of Pleistocene megafauna reveal that large animals in the Colombian Andes went extinct in two “waves” ...