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Arctic fossils, unearthed on Mount Marmier, reveal a surprisingly rapid recovery of marine life after the devastating Permian extinction 249 million years ago. Over 30,000 fossils, including ancient ...

251 million years ago, the Great Dying erased almost all marine life and most land species - and the Triassic world that followed became a proving ground for survivors and bizarre new reptiles.

The specimen, named Xiphodracon goldencapensis, also known as the "Sword Dragon of Dorset," was found near Golden Cap in ...

A newly identified ichthyosaur from the UK’s Jurassic Coast is rewriting part of the prehistoric playbook. Nicknamed the ...

Before an inch of Melton Mowbray's new bypass was laid, archaeologists were sent in to dig below its 4.4-mile (7.1km) route round the edge of the town to see what might lie below it. What they ...

Archaeologists began digging along the route of the road in 2023 Before an inch of Melton Mowbray's new bypass was laid, archaeologists were sent in to dig below its 4.4-mile (7.1km) route round the ...

In the ancient world, the Tyrannosaurus Rex was the king of the land, but in the ocean, there was another mighty creature: a type of Ichthyosaur, known as the “Tyrannosaurus Rex of the Seas.” This ...

A newly discovered marine reptile from the Jurassic period, nicknamed the "Sword Dragon," sheds light on the evolution of ancient seas and the fascinating world of ichthyosaurs. The near-complete ...

Paleontologists have finally solved the mystery behind an elusive “sword dragon” skeleton found on the UK’s Jurassic Coast. In an Oct. 10 press release from the University of Manchester, officials ...

The shoreline between Charmouth and Seatown in Dorset, United Kingdom, has come to be known as the “Jurassic Coast” of England. Geological formations have revealed prehistoric creatures stuck in the ...