Prehistory refers to the period before written history. This is a gargantuan range of time spanning nearly 4.54 billion years, from the formation of the Earth to the first written records.

There is no concrete definition to prehistory, and it is sometimes used to define the time when humans first appeared instead of the time when the Earth or life originated...Read more

Paleontology (or palaeontology) is the study of prehistoric life. One who studies paleontology is called a paleontologist. The science focuses on ancient organisms, their environment, their evolution, and their interactions with one another. Because it is a historical science, experiments cannot be conducted as easily or as readily as in the physical sciences. Instead...Read more

Prehistoric News

• Scientists have X-rayed fossil vertebrae of early tetrapods such as Ichthyostega in order to create 3D models of the bones and found something intriguing: they had the spine on backward. This has implications for the whole of tetrapod evolution, which relies heavily on spine structure.
• The killer walrus is no more: Pelagiarctos thomasi, a walrus from the Miocene of Southern California, has recently been evaluated in a 2013 study, and it's been found that it wasn't a ravenous predator as often imagined. The study has recieved a surprising amount of media coverage from sites such as ScienceDaily, MSNBC, Huffington Post, and Fox News.

Wiki News

• November 16, 2010 -- Styracosaurus Rider founds the wiki
• January 16, 2011 -- After the departure of the other active users, Styracosaurus Rider starts a wiki redesign, which will promise new features and systems.
• October 31, 2011 -- The wiki officially reopens, with badges activated.
• November 12, 2011 -- In preparation for the wiki's first anniversary, Styracosaurus Rider creates Prehistoric Answers, a companion site where you can ask and answer questions about prehistory.
• November 13, 2011 -- The wiki reaches its 75th article, Karaurus.
• November 16, 2011 -- The wiki turns one year old.
• November 16, 2012 -- The wiki turns two years old.
• February 15, 2013 -- The wiki reaches its 100th article, Pterosaur!

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