The Ocucaje Desert in southern Peru has long been a goldmine for paleontologists, revealing fossils that provide glimpses ...

Mammal bites dinosaur in ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ fossil find Extrapolating from some massive bones found in the Peruvian desert, an international team of researchers estimated that the animal had ...

As a plane soars over the high desert of southern Peru, the dull pale sameness of the rocks and sand organize and change form. Distinct white lines gradually evolve from tan and rust-red.

Peru's Ocucaje desert is rich in fossils, such as four-legged dwarf whales, dolphins, sharks and other species from the Miocene period -- between 5 and 23 million years ago -- that were previously ...

The remains of a young marine crocodile have been discovered in a Peruvian desert. The fossils date back 10 to 12 million years ago. The fossil is of a gharial crocodile, which eats fish.

The nearly-complete Cosmopolitodus Hastalis fossil was found some 235 km (146 miles) south of Lima in Peru's Pisco basin, a hot, desert area famed for frequent discoveries of ancient marine species.

The findings mark the culmination of a six-month field survey by the university, which researches these massive figures in the Peruvian desert. So far, 430 pieces of geoglyphs drawn about 2,000 ...

Since 1926, when archaeologist Toribio Mejía Xesspe first stepped into the trench that led him to discover the awe inspiring lines in the Peruvian desert, people have dedicated their lives to the ...