The Mesozoic ocean may have been one of the most dangerous places in Earth’s history, filled with predators that still feel ...

New fossil discoveries are forcing scientists to redraw the boundaries of ancient oceans, suggesting that some of the most formidable marine predators did not always stay at sea. From gigantic ...

This ancient, armored sea monster snatched its marine prey with a formidable bite more than 300 million years ago. Belonging to the fierce Dunkleosteus genus, it was among the planet’s first apex ...

Mosasaurs were the apex predators of the oceans during the reign of the dinosaurs, but new research reveals dinosaurs weren't safe from them in rivers either. Researchers from Sweden, the US, and the ...

WELLINGTON – In the age of dinosaurs — before whales, great whites or the bus-sized megalodon — a monstrous shark prowled the waters off what's now northern Australia, among the sea monsters of the ...

Examples of fossil lower beaks of squids from the Late Cretaceous discovered in this study. Scalebar: 1mm. Credit: Ikegami et al., Science, June 26, 2025 Squids first appeared about 100 million years ...

An international team of scientists has uncovered fossil evidence of a tiny ecosystem in the Cederberg mountains, revealing ...

For millions of years, the land we now call the United States has been home to towering prehistoric beasts, strange sea creatures, and lush ancient forests that no longer exist. Evidence of this ...

Dr Claire Browning has led an international team of scientists to uncover fossil evidence of a tiny ecosystem that helped ...