You might think that after 200 million years, we would have learned all we're ever going to know about plesiosaurs. Such is ...

For the first time, scientists have completed an in-depth analysis of fossilized soft tissues from a plesiosaur ...

While experts know details about its diet, size, and general habitat, the aquatic reptile’s skin characteristics have ...

Accidental discoveries happen all the time in science, but the biggest reptile ever was accidentally discovered by an 11-year-old kid.

These carnivorous marine reptiles swam in both shallow and deep ... Two smaller ichthyosaurs also swam in prehistoric Shasta County's waters, according to Motani. Paleontologists found skeletal ...

With serpentine necks, flippers and a mouth full of needle-sharp teeth, plesiosaurs have captured imaginations since ...

A new prehistoric marine predator has been identified which researchers have said sheds light on the origins of the distant relatives of modern crocodiles. The 10ft-long reptile - called Ieldraan ...

Experts have identified the bones found on a beach in Somerset as belonging to the jaws of a new species of enormous ichthyosaur, a type of prehistoric marine reptile. Estimates suggest the oceanic ...

Find out what was going on in the oceans while dinosaurs dominated the land in the Fossil Marine Reptiles gallery. See some of the most complete fossils of these prehistoric sea animals, including ...

What’s 66-million-year-old vomit like? A lot more pleasant than the fresh stuff, says paleontologist Jesper Milan.

The discovery of giant marine reptile apex predators occupying a seventh trophic level underscores the Paja ecosystem's unmatched diversity and complexity, offering a rare view into an ...

Our brief introduction to dinosaurs reveals a key feature that gave them an advantage over other prehistoric reptiles ... These and many other types of ancient reptiles are often wrongly called ...