Thalassotitan teeth. Credit: Nicholas Longrich The Reign of Sea Monsters: Unveiling the Ferocious Thalassotitan Atrox Introduction In the ancient depths of our planet's oceans, a formidable creature reigned supreme. Over…
Fascinating Discovery: Plesiosaurs Adapted to Freshwater Environments Fascinating Discovery: Plesiosaurs Adapted to Freshwater Environments In a remarkable find, fossils of small plesiosaurs, the iconic long-necked marine reptiles from the dinosaur…
The wealth of aquatic life, including shrimp, bony fish, lungfish and giant lobe-finned coelacanths, supported a remarkable array of predators, including the fish-eating sail-backed Spinosaurus and toothless pterosaur Alanqa soaring…
An artist’s impression of Afrotapejara zouhrii. Image credit: Megan Jacobs, Baylor University. Afrotapejara zouhrii: A Newly Discovered Flying Reptile from the Cretaceous Period Afrotapejara zouhrii, an ancient flying reptile, inhabited…
New Genus and Species of Mosasaur - Gavialimimus almaghribensis About Gavialimimus almaghribensis A phosphate mine in Morocco has yielded the identification of a new genus and species of mosasaur based…
Enhancing Understanding of Spicomellus afer, the Oldest Ankylosaur in Africa Spicomellus afer, a remarkable armored herbivorous dinosaur, once roamed the land that is now Morocco during the Middle Jurassic period…
