Opalized ammonite fossils are some of the most unique and spectacular paleontological specimens. They were formed through a geological process known as opalization, wherein organic material from ...

This contradicts what is seen in the slightly younger fossils of other marine reptiles such as plesiosaurs and mosasaurs, which show evolutionary links between South America, Antarctica and New ...

Humans have a long history of misinterpreting ancient fossils. Here are 10 creatures from the dinosaur age that looked way different than we thought. When you purchase through links on our site ...

Dinosaur embryo found curled up and ready to hatch like a bird In the Triassic ocean, marine reptiles such as the plesiosaurs were kings. Plesiosaurus, an early plesiosaur, was about 4.5 metres ...

Experts spent 16 years working to extract and restore the 3.2m-long (10.5ft) plesiosaur skeleton. It has been nicknamed Raffle after Tracey Barclay's dog who first spotted the vertebrae in rocks ...

The discovery of plesiosaur fossils on an ancient African riverbed suggest a 'monster' could have lived in freshwater Loch Ness, say scientists. Fossils of the prehistoric reptile were found in a ...