The neck has 32 separate vertebrae — longer than the creature’s body and tail combined,” said a study published by Cambridge University Press, details that have left paleontologists stunned and amazed ...

The question of how this 20-foot creature used that nine-foot neck has bedeviled paleontologists for over 100 years, and it is seen as “one of the most baffling animals that ever lived,” said ...

That’s not how evolution works, though. Animals that had longer necks had some sort of advantage, and they were able to pass on their genes, eventually resulting in super-long necked animals.

Giraffes, the tallest land animals, possess remarkably long necks measuring up to six feet. This extraordinary adaptation ...

Around 15 million years ago, antelope-like animals were roaming the dry grasslands of Africa. There was nothing very special about them, but some of their necks were a bit long. Within a mere 6 ...

When it comes to extinct animals, the largest land-living mammal of all time was the rhino-like creature Paraceratherium, which had a neck maybe 8.2 feet (2.5 m) long.The flying reptiles known as ...

This supersized group of pterosaurs, known as azhdarchids, included species that measured 33 feet between wingtips, which made them the largest animals that ever took to the air.

Food drove the evolution of giraffes' long neck Date: June 3, 2024 Source: Penn State Summary: A study explores body proportions of Masai giraffes, lending insight into why giraffes have such long ...

Enigmacursor darted around North America in the Late Jurassic 145-150 million years ago and its skeleton is now on display in ...

The long neck of the giraffe is what gives it the high blood pressure. They shared an ancestor about 11.5 million years ago. We can identify specifically what’s unique about the giraffe’s ...