For 24 years, a nearly complete ichthyosaur skeleton gathered dust in a Canadian museum, overlooked amid thousands of fossils ...

Darla Zelenitsky (right) and Jared Voris (left) were part of the team that identified and named Khankhuuluu based on fossils found in Mongolia during the 1970s. Riley Brandt / University of Calgary A ...

In a stunning revelation, researchers have discovered a 240-million-year-old fossil of a Dinocephalosaurus orientalis. The ancient fossil was discovered in Guizhou province, Southern China. This ...

A near-complete skeleton found on Dorset's Jurassic coast has been identified as a new species of ichthyosaur, a type of prehistoric marine reptile that once ruled the oceans. The dolphin-sized ...

Paleontologists discovered the fossilized remains of an aquatic “dragon” that prowled the Pacific Ocean millions of years ago. The monstrous predator — which measured as long as a great white shark — ...

A uniquely preserved ichthyosaur from the Pliensbachian period helps resolve when a major evolutionary shift occurred among ...

Meet the "Dragon of Death." Scientists in Argentina discovered the fossils of a flying reptile in the Andes mountains. They said it had a 30-foot wingspan and lived 86 million years ago alongside ...

The ‘Xiphodracon goldencapensis’ or ‘Sword Dragon of Dorset’ skeleton was found with traces of its last meal inside. By Laura Baisas Published Oct 10, 2025 2:00 PM EDT Get the Popular Science daily ...

The shoreline between Charmouth and Seatown in Dorset, United Kingdom, has come to be known as the “Jurassic Coast” of England. Geological formations have revealed prehistoric creatures stuck in the ...