The Nile crocodile is one of the most fearsome predators in the world, sitting at the top of the food chain within its ...

This illustration depicts a washed-up Ichthyotitan severnensis carcass on the beach. In late May 2020, 11-year-old Ruby Reynolds and her father, Justin Reynolds, drove to Blue Anchor, a seaside ...

This behemoth is the largest snake ever discovered. It’s not only bigger but also very genetically distinct from its southern cousin, raising questions about biodiversity and the Amazon’s fragile ...

A massive jawbone found by a father-daughter fossil-collecting duo on a beach in Somerset along the English coast belonged to a newfound species that’s likely the largest known marine reptile to swim ...

It began with an everyday pond turtle. Ty Park was 6 years old and living with his family in South Korea when his father gave him the tiny turtle. “It was a Reeves turtle from Japan,” the career ...

About 60 million years ago, long before humans and just after the dinosaurs vanished, a giant snake rose to the top of Earth’s food chain.

About 68-million-years ago, during the Late Cretaceous, a giant fossil egg was laid in Antarctica. The excavated remains ...

When contemplating the largest, native reptile found in Texas and Oklahoma, we might think of large turtles, such as the alligator and common snapping turtle. However, another reptile is larger than ...

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In late May 2020, 11-year-old Ruby Reynolds and her father, Justin Reynolds, drove to Blue Anchor, a seaside village in Somerset in southwest England, to hunt for fossils along the beach. Upon ...