It was 1938 when a museum curator in East London noticed an unfamiliar fish in a haul from the Chalumna ... and what other ancient species may still be waiting to be found.

The alligator gar is one of the most ancient and intimidating freshwater fish in North America. With its massive size and toothy snout, it looks more like a prehistoric predator than a modern-day fish ...

Among these prehistoric giants was Leedsichthys problematicus, an enormous filter-feeding fish that could reach lengths that modern science is still debating. While not a predator of sharks in the ...

Nicknamed the 'Twilight Zone' fish due to its hunting grounds deep within the mesopelagic zone, a murky region of ocean lying between 650 to 3,300 feet below the surface, the longnose lancetfish ...

Combining Subnautica, Ark, and Outer Wilds, new prehistoric fantasy survival game Astrobotanica has already eclipsed its Kickstarter goal.

caught the New Jersey state record bowfin he figured he’d have to kill the beloved, air-breathing fish to prove it, so he took a nice picture and released his catch back into the swamps.

WEST ALTON, Mo. — A fish that once thrived for 150 million years was driven to the "brink of extinction." It's undergoing a slow, but sure, comeback. The Missouri Department of Conservation ...

We checked in with the DNR to find out where and when you'll have the best chance to see the prehistoric fish. We were just checking out the walleye, rainbow suckers and massive sturgeon here at ...

Modern life makes us tired, right? But research from societies in Africa and South America suggests people in the ancient ...

Paleontologists have discovered a newly identified fish species in Australia so well-preserved that they could determine its last meal — dating back up to 16 million years to the Miocene Epoch.

The yearly spawn of sturgeon up the wolf and fox rivers has begun, drawing crowds of people to the rivers banks to watch the huge, prehistoric fish swim by. The fish wait for a specific water ...

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