Epicyon haydeni, or Hayden's bone-crushing dog, roamed North America between 12 and 6 million years ago during the middle to late Miocene epoch. Its fossils have been discovered in at least 12 ...

The idea of a dog the same size as a grizzly bear may sound like a creature from a science fiction blockbuster, but such a creature was very much real around 16 million years ago. The enormous dog ...

What happened to the prehistoric Big Dogs? originally appeared on Quora: the place to gain and share knowledge, empowering people to learn from others and better understand the world. Answer by Stefan ...

SCOTTISH scientists have discovered that the planet’s largest ever dog – the size of a grizzly bear – hunted by pouncing on its prey. Boffins have uncovered new information on how prehistoric canines ...

The skull from the first species of dog, known as Hesperocyon gregarius Scientists have found new information on how prehistoric dogs hunted 40 million years ago - by analysing the skulls of lions, ...

The name epicyon translates to "more than a dog" and although that may sound pleasant at first - seeing as dogs are man's best friend - these massive beasts certainly would not have made good pets.

Dire wolves, brought back into the spotlight through recent cloning efforts, are often portrayed as the greatest of prehistoric canines. Yet, even the largest dire wolf would pale in comparison to ...

The skull from the first species of dog, known as Hesperocyon gregarius Scientists have found new information on how prehistoric dogs hunted 40 million years ago - by analysing the skulls of lions, ...