Paleontologists in Germany have described a never-before-seen species of Jurassic marine reptile from 183 million years ago.

The fossil record is filled with strange marine animals that would look like sea monsters if they were alive today. From the ...

A fossil found in southwest Germany in 1978 has been deemed to represent a new species of marine reptile known as a ...

A new long-necked marine reptile, Plesionectes longicollum, has been identified from a decades-old fossil found in Germany’s ...

Palaeontologists have named the species Plesionectes longicollum. It means “long-necked near-swimmer” in Latin.

At the Roman settlement of A Cibdá de Armea in northwestern Spain, archaeologists uncovered evidence suggesting that ancient ...

The nearly complete skeleton, which remarkably preserves traces of fossilized soft tissue, was originally excavated in 1978 ...

Scientists have identified a new species of ancient marine reptile, Plesionectes longicollum, from Germany’s Posidonia Shale.

You won’t believe what scientists found high in the mountains of Canada—an ancient sea monster that once ruled the oceans!

Interestingly, the fossil was found in the same archaeological layer as a coin of Augustus, the first Roman emperor.

A fossil shelved for 47 years has turned out to be a new species of Jurassic sea creature, revealing just how much prehistoric mystery still lurks in museum collections.