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Dinosaur tracks, including from a 60 feet tall Sauroposeidon, have been found in a river bed at Dinosaur Valley State Park, in Texas, after being exposed by severe drought

In tonight's edition: Scientists recently discovered a crater off the coast of Guinea. While it was not as impactful as the asteroid that killed off the dinosaurs 66 million years ago, its regional consequences would have been huge. Our regional correspondent Sam Bradpiece spoke to one of the researchers involved.

Frogs once lived alongside dinosaurs. About 45 million years ago, the North Sea covered half of Germany. It’s incredible to think these little creatures survived the dinosaurs’ extinction. But a lower level mass death did take place in what is now called the Geiseltal region in central Germany and the…

"Major shifts in global temperature can have dramatic and varying impacts on biodiversity."

The magnificent - but treacherous - prehistoric chambers were forgotten for more than a century

When the saccorhytus was discovered in 2017 it was believed the spikey, wrinkly sack could be humans' oldest ancestor.

Otodus megalodon is an extinct species of mackerel shark that lived approximately 23 to 3.6 million years ago.

BBC Scotland presenter Joy Dunlop was greeted by the incredible site on a recent trip to the northeast town.

The 'most realistic' dinosaur puppets in the UK are on their way to Brodie Castle.