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

May 23rd is World Turtle Day. It’s the perfect time to celebrate what makes these creatures so amazing and focus on what you ...

Scientists have discovered the fossils of a new prehistoric species in Morocco — a bizarre-looking marine lizard considerably larger than a great white shark, which, they say, dominated the seas while ...

New analyses of fossilized jaws reveal that massive, kraken-like octopuses once hunted alongside other marine predators.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Artist illustration of the extinct, Khinjaria acuta, chasing fish underwater with its jaw open. Paleontologists in Morocco have ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. The leatherback sea turtle offers a rare look into ...

What if a giant sea reptile from the dinosaur era still existed in the ocean’s depths? The science says extremely unlikely tiny populations, no fossil trace, and no credible sightings. But the ocean ...

Research has revealed that several groups of meat-eating dinosaur stalked the Bexhill-on-Sea region of coastal East Sussex 135 million years ago. Research led by the University of Southampton has ...

Scientists have uncovered evidence of enormous, intelligent, octopus-like predators that dominated Earth's ancient oceans. These creatures, some up to 19 meters long, possessed bone-crushing beaks and ...