An international team of researchers, led by paleontologists of the University of Liège, has investigated the biting capabilities of extinct predatory marine reptiles, revealing how these formidable ...
Two rare fossil discoveries have reshaped views of ancient marine life: a 20ft ichthyosaur that endured severe injuries and a possible 62ft octopus that may have rivalled marine reptiles. The ...
New research suggests that octopuses up to 62 feet long prowled the oceans about 100 million years ago, rivaling top marine predators like mosasaurs. Fossilized beaks from two extinct species indicate ...
The Western Interior Seaway, which existed roughly 80 million years ago, split North America into North and South. It was a warm, shallow sea teeming with life from the Arctic Ocean to the Gulf of ...