Snakes come in all sizes today, from tiny thread snakes no longer than a pencil to green anacondas that rival small cars in ...

Learn how anacondas are defying expectations of reptile experts by keeping their ancient body size despite drastic ...

Unlike other giant species, which reached their peak size during the Miocene before dying out and getting replaced by smaller ...

Anacondas have remained apex predators for over 12 million years and aren’t considered endangered, but that doesn’t mean they ...

A new study has reconstructed anacondas that lived in what’s now Venezuela 12 million years ago. The fossil vertebrae reveal ...

Ecosystems, Vol. 9, No. 1 (Feb., 2006), pp. 97-118 (22 pages) There is disagreement among ecologists as to whether ecosystem system behavior in general is the net result of all of the complex internal ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract A unique aquatic arthropod Konservat Lagerstätte occurs in lacustrine-derived carbonate concretions within the Miocene Barstow Formation of ...

A parrot fossil was discovered in Siberia by a Russian paleontologist -- providing the first evidence for ancient parrots in Asia and representing the most northern record for parrots worldwide After ...

Baleen whales are amongst the largest animals to have ever lived and yet very little is known about their breeding habits. One researcher's second look at previously found baleen whale fossils from ...

A handful of tiny teeth found in Israel's Negev desert led an international team of researchers to describe a new species of rodent which has been extinct for nearly 18 million years. The discovery of ...