As it turns out, a very surprising state is one of the world's prehistoric places with ancient sea monsters. In the U.S. state of Mississippi, a geologist discovered a vertebra from one of the most ...

Geologists working on surveying land in Mississippi stumbled upon an incredible find: the fossil of an ancient marine apex ...

Paleontologists recently described the previously unknown mosasaur from fossils found near the North Dakota town of Walhalla. The town’s name comes from Valhalla, the feasting hall of Norse ...

And according to Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) geologist James Starnes, a recent vertebrae fossil find belonged to “about as big” a mosasaur specimen as one could get.

The sun-scorched mines of Morocco’s Oulad Abdoun Basin are some of the richest fossil-hunting sites in the world. Laid down between 70 and 50 million years ago, the basin’s rocks are valued ...

UC's Takuya Konishi examines a disputed mosasaur fossil with unusual teeth potentially indicating a new species.

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Paleontologists in North Dakota have discovered new species of ...

Researchers have described a Japanese mosasaur the size of a great white shark that terrorized Pacific seas 72 million years ago. The cradle of paleontology—the study of fossil remains of ...

Researchers said they had discovered a new line of mosasaur, a giant sea-dwelling creature that lived alongside the dinosaurs. Its name, Jormungandr walhallaensis, draws on Norse mythology.