One of the notable discoveries is the identification of a new giant mosasaur species, Thalassotitan atrox, from the latest Maastrichtian phosphatic beds of Morocco. This species showcases ...

"Mosasaurs are giant sea lizards," Nick Longrich, a paleontologist with the University of Bath in the United Kingdom, who led the study, told Newsweek. "They were highly specialized for marine ...

The ancient mosasaur, a giant marine lizard, was a formidable predator that thrived during the late Cretaceous period, approximately 100 to 66 million years ago. These colossal reptiles ...

The short-necked plesiosaur likely had few enemies, but those that attacked were some of the fiercest monsters of the seas, including sharks with razor-sharp teeth and the giant mosasaur Tylosaurus.

Predators likely included some of the fiercest monsters of the seas, such as the sharp-toothed shark Cretoxyrhina and the giant mosasaur Tylosaurus. Like all plesiosaurs, Styxosaurus's limbs were ...

A mosasaur species with saw-like teeth that was described by scientists in 2021 may have been based on forged fossils, and researchers are now calling for CT scans to determine the creature's origin.