3D model of Lorrainosaurus on a black background. It has an alligator-like head and a closed mouth with lots of teeth poking out. A newfound member of a "dynasty" of pliosaur megapredators was at the ...

The excavation of the Rutland ichthyosaur was organised by Dr Dean Lomax (University of Manchester), Nigel Larkin (University of Reading) and Dr Mark Evans (British Antarctic Survey and University of ...

While dinosaurs ruled the land, the seas were long ago the territory of a mysterious aquatic monster more closely related to snakes and lizards. The prehistoric predator known as a pliosaur dominated ...

A giant skull of a prehistoric sea predator has been unearthed by a team of fossil hunters in the UK, the BBC reported. The more than 6-foot-long skull belongs to a pliosaur, a marine reptile that ...

The oldest megapredatory pliosaur, Lorrainosaurus, in the ancient Middle Jurassic sea that covered what is to day northern France 170 million years ago. The fossils of a 170-million-year-old ancient ...

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Once upon a time — let’s say, about 90 million years ago — a juvenile pliosaur was swimming around the waters of western Manitoba in central Canada. If you were also in the water, it would be tough to ...

With 1.3-meter-long jaws lined with large teeth, the oldest known mega-predatory marine reptile has been identified… and it’s part of the clade Thalassophonea, or ‘sea murderers’. 40 years after their ...

FAIRBANKS, Alaska - University of Alaska Museum of the North earth sciences curator Patrick Druckenmiller spent several weeks last summer working with a Norwegian research team to excavate a large ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. With its 19 feet-long torpedo-shaped body and long teeth the newly ...

The earliest pliosaur 'megapredator' helped rule the oceans 170 million years ago during the age of dinosaurs. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s ...