New species of extinct marine reptile found with help from 11-year-old child

Ichthyosaurs are an extinct group of reptiles that are distant relatives of today’s lizards and snakes. They had long fins and were potentially ambush predators like today’s great white sharks and ... Read More

Ancient Civilizations News

Mar. 28, 2024 — What did an ancient Chinese emperor from 1,500 years ago look like? A team of researchers ... 2024 — A mortuary practice known as Log Coffin culture characterizes the Iron ... Read More

Growing quickly helped the earliest dinosaurs and other ancient reptiles flourish in the aftermath of mass extinction

When they first ... reptiles called therapsids thrived. But within a blink of geologic time, in a span of about 60,000 years, scientists estimate 95% of all living things went extinct. Known ... Read More

Enormous ancient sea reptile identified from amateur fossil find

The first glimpse of the creature came in 2016 when fossil hunter Paul de la Salle was scouring Somerset beaches. He has collected fossils for 25 years after being inspired by famous fossilist Steve ... Read More

11-year-old’s beach find was likely largest known marine reptile to swim Earth’s oceans, scientists say

Fossil collectors contributed to finding the jawbone of a giant ichthyosaur new to science that’s likely the largest known marine reptile to swim Earth’s seas. Read More

Odd News

Project to save Florida's 'Beer Can Island' offers partial ownership for $1,000 April 11 (UPI) -- A small Florida key known as "Beer Can Island" due to the results of parties thrown in the sand is ... Read More

Growing quickly helped the earliest dinosaurs and other ancient reptiles flourish in the aftermath of mass extinction

My colleagues and I recently studied the fossilized bones of the earliest known dinosaurs and their ... Instead, giant amphibians and sail-backed reptiles called therapsids thrived. Read More

Growing quickly helped the earliest dinosaurs and other ancient reptiles flourish in the aftermath of mass extinction

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news ... from five of the earliest known dinosaur species and compare them with those of six nondinosaur reptiles and one early relative ... Read More