Paleontology researchers in Europe have identified a new species of ancient marine reptile – often referred to as a "Jurassic sea monster" or "sea dragon" – that existed nearly 183 million years ago.

Deep beneath Kentucky’s rolling hills, in the dark reaches of Mammoth Cave National Park, paleontologists have unearthed the ...

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A prehistoric sea monster never-before-known to man was hunting prey in North America 85 million years ago, fossils found decades ago in Canada reveal. The first set of fossils, found in 1988 along ...

In novels like “Moby Dick” or “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea,” monsters exist to aggravate and impinge on human life. Science, folklore, and fiction have villainized deep sea creatures for centuries, ...

Scientists have finally solved the mystery behind the identity of a prehistoric sea monster. The marine reptile, which could grow to around 39 feet (12 meters) long and had heavy teeth for crushing ...

Extinct marine lizard the size of an orca with sharp teeth and a strong jaw was a top predator during the dinosaur age. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission ...

A fossil once hailed as evidence of a unique mosasaur species, Xenodens calminechari, may be a forgery, a new study claims. The 72-million-year-old fossil, described in 2021, includes a partial ...

Great white sharks have long stood in our collective imagination as the ultimate predator in our oceans. These sizable sharks ...