Apex predators attract a special kind of fascination; also called "super predators," they sit at the top of the food chain, unquestionably the most dominant members of the animal kingdom.

Predators at the top of a marine food chain 130 million years ago ruled with more power than any modern species, McGill research into a marine ecosystem from the Cretaceous period revealed.

Paleontologists found the 202-million-year-old jawbone of the largest prehistoric "sea ... apex predator because no other ...

At the end of the Cretaceous period, only one mega-predatory dinosaur ruled North America ... the Tuatara is the Top Predator in Its Ecosystem (02:14) The Graphite Used in Pencils Has Amazing ...

With a massive body, sharp teeth, and jaws so powerful they could crush a car, this famous carnivore dominated the forested river valleys in western North ... of how this apex predator lived.