Washington, Mar. 28 (ANI): Approximately 201 million years ago, the Triassic-Jurassic mass extinction killed off a slew of huge predators, including hefty beasts that looked like crocodiles and enormous armadillos which resulted in domination of dinosaurs, a new research has suggested.

New York, Feb. 26 (ANI): US' satirical site The Onion has apologized for calling 9-year-old Quvenzhane Wallis, who was nominated for Best Actress Oscar for her role in 'Beasts of the Southern Wild,' a vulgar and offensive name on Twitter.

Washington, February 14 (ANI): Michelle Obama on Wednesday heaped praise on the Oscar-nominated film "Beasts of the Southern Wild", saying that it is "one of the most powerful and important movies that has been put out this year-or in a long time."

Washington, November 3 (ANI): In the evolutionary long run, small critters tend to evolve into bigger beasts-at least according to the idea attributed to paleontologist Edward Cope, now known as Cope's Rule.

Washington, June 10 (ANI): Stone Age artists used cartoon-like techniques to give the impression of wild beasts trotting or running across cave walls, a new study has revealed.

Houston (Texas, US), June 3 (Xinhua-ANI): Dinosaurs and other mysterious prehistoric beasts came to life Saturday as the Houston Museum of Natural Science opened its new world-class paleontology hall to the public in the fourth largest U.S. city.

Washington, May 4 (ANI): Humans reached the Western Hemisphere during the last ice age and lived alongside giant extinct mammals, according to a new study.

London, Mar 25 (ANI): Giant vertebrates living in Australia were hunted into extinction by humans around 40,000 years ago, says a new research.