The discovered fossil belongs to Mosasaurus hoffmanni, one of the largest species of these marine reptiles. This discovery provides new insights into the marine biodiversity of the Cretaceous period.

It was capable of growing beyond 30 feet in length and weighed around 10 tons—a mature elephant plus a sedan car.

A team of experts assert it’s the jawbone of an ancient mosasaur. Dissenters in Alberta say it’s too good to be true. Testing ...

Scientists in Australia have identified the oldest known fossil footprints of a reptile-like animal on a slab of sandstone ...

New fossilized tracks made by an ancient reptile indicate that these animals evolved tens of millions of years sooner than ...

The museum’s fossil prep team is in the process ... In July 2023, scientists led by the University of Texas found partial bone fragments of the marine reptile in the Malone Mountains.

In Chile's Torres del Paine National Park, the remarkably preserved remains of a pregnant ichthyosaur, nicknamed “Fiona,” ...

The creature could lay eggs on land, unlike amphibians. It was part of a large group known as “amniotes,” which would evolve ...

Scientists in Australia have identified the oldest known fossil footprints of a reptile-like animal, dated to around 350 million years ago. The discovery suggests that after the first animals ...

The origin of reptiles on Earth has been shown to be up to 40 million years earlier than previously thought -- thanks to evidence discovered at an Australian fossil site that represents a critical ...

Amateur palaeontologists have found the ... the origin of reptiles and other land-based creatures by 40 million years. Builder Craig Eury and winemaker John Eason were fossil hunting near ...