A new prehistoric dolphin species has been discovered, and it had excellent high-frequency hearing abilities that were similar to those of dolphins today. The animal lived around 22 million years ...

A team of researchers led by SNSB paleontologist Gertrud Rößner has discovered a new prehistoric dolphin species. Analyses of its inner ear confirm that this dolphin had excellent hearing ...

The scene was gruesome — the tattered, unnervingly carved-up remains of a dolphin were found lying on a Jersey Shore beach last fall. Its beak, dorsal fin and tail in tact — the rest ...

This collection of viewable prehistoric artifact 3D models was produced by the Smithsonian’s Human Origins Program by 3D scanning casts, other replicas, and some original objects which are now on ...