Mosasaurs are extinct marine lizards, spectacular examples of which were first discovered in 1766 near Maastricht in the Netherlands, fueling the rise of the field of vertebrate paleontology.

Mosasaurs are extinct marine lizards, spectacular examples of which were first discovered in 1766 near Maastricht in the Netherlands, fueling the rise of the field of vertebrate palaeontology (the ...

Geologists have uncovered the fossil of a mosasaur, an ancient aquatic predator, in Mississippi. Often referred to as a “sea dragon” due to its imposing size and fearsome appearance, this prehistoric ...

Mosasaurs, those large marine reptiles from the long-gone Cretaceous world, were quite picky in their choice of diet. Researchers came to this conclusion after studying the wear marks on mosasaur ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sixty-six million years ago, the Cretaceous period ended. Dinosaurs disappeared, along with around 90% of all species on Earth.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mosasaurs, extinct marine reptiles that dominated Earth's oceans during the Late Cretaceous period, have fascinated scientists ...

Researchers at SMU and the Perot Museum have identified a new species of mosasaur, a 'T. rex of the sea' that lived alongside dinosaurs millions of years ago.

Researchers said they had discovered a new line of mosasaur, a giant sea-dwelling creature that lived alongside the dinosaurs. Its name, Jormungandr walhallaensis, draws on Norse mythology. By Orlando ...

Tylosaurus rex rewrites the story of giant sea predators, not just for its size but for what its bones reveal about mosasaur ...

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Learn about Tylosaurus rex, a newly identified species of mosasaur that stands out for its serrated teeth and massive size. Texas now has its own T. rex that ruled the Cretaceous seas with an iron jaw ...