Ichthyotitan severensis was an absolutely immense ichthyosaur. Apex predators, ichthyosaurs were the orcas of their time, stalking the seas more than 201 million years ago, during the Triassic period.

It's a fitting discovery in the Year of the Dragon: A team of scientists has uncovered a complete fossil of an aquatic reptile that resembles a "Chinese dragon" because of its snake-like appearance ...

Researchers have uncovered dozens of long-misidentified coelacanth fossils in British museums, some overlooked for more than ...

It was relatively small compared to the giants that would follow it later in Earth’s history. With a hip height of approximately 0.3 meters (about a foot) and a length of perhaps a meter (roughly ...

Scientists have identified a new species of extinct crocodile kin that reveals they unexpectedly ruled the coasts of the Triassic period. The groundbreaking discovery of the Benggwigwishingasuchus ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. The sweltering deserts of present day Nevada were once covered with ...

An exceptional assemblage of marine fossils from China seems to show that life in the oceans recovered surprisingly quickly after the biggest mass extinction in Earth’s history. The so-called Great ...

Scientists say rocks on the English coast contain clues of the processes that drove the end-Triassic event that killed as much as a quarter of all life on Earth. By Lucas Joel Some 200 million years ...