Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Gaiasia jennyae File under ferocious predators we wouldn't want to meet during a swim on ancient Earth: the newly discovered ...

Researchers in Namibia have discovered fossils from a huge, extinct swamp creature with a toilet seat-shaped skull. Gaiasia jennyae existed around 280 million years ago — about 40 million years before ...

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A large animal is spotted moving through dense swamp waters, prompting a cautious pursuit After a tense effort, the creature is safely captured for identification and health assessment Wetland environ ...

A giant salamander-like creature was a top predator in the ice age before dinosaurs, a new study suggests. The fanged creature had a skull more than two feet-long, and lived in swampy waters 40 ...

Its skull was more than 2 feet (0.6 meters) long, and researchers estimate the entire animal could have been to 8.2 feet (2.5 m) long, potentially making it the biggest creature of its kind, according ...