An artist's illustration of the pliosaur, an ancient ambush predator twice the size of an orca. The fossilized remains of a "truly gigantic" ancient sea monster have been discovered by chance in an ...

(CNN) — The chance discovery of large fossil specimens in a museum drawer have led researchers to conclude there was a gigantic marine reptile called a pliosaur swimming the seas 152 million years ago ...

A massive fossil skull has emerged from the cliffs of Dorset, sending ripples through the paleontological community. Found at Kimmeridge Bay, part of the renowned Jurassic Coast in southern England, ...

The pliosaur was a carnivorous reptilian apex predator that roamed and ruled the seas for millions of years during the Jurassic period. In late 2023, an extraordinary discovery along the rugged cliffs ...

A new piranha-like fish from Jurassic seas with sharp, pointed teeth that probably fed on the fins of other fishes is seen in this artist's reconstruction of a fossil which was discovered in southern ...