Mosasaurus and other mosasaurs ruled the seas for millions of years. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Mosasaurs went extinct 65.5 ...

Mosasaurus was among the largest and last of the sea-dwelling mosasaurs. Dmitri Bogdanov via Wikimedia Commons under CC0 There hardly was a more fearsome family of seagoing carnivores than the ...

Imagine swimming in the ocean and suddenly spotting a creature larger than any shark, faster than any human can sprint, and more vicious than any predator alive today. Meet the Mosasaurus, a marine ...

In 1780, before the word “paleontology” had even been coined, chalk miners in the Netherlands uncovered a strange skull. The jaws were clearly from an animal unlike any roaming the European ...

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. By Orlando ...

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

A Feb. 21 Facebook video (direct link, archive link) claims to show footage of a Mosasaurus, a water-dwelling reptile that lived millions of years ago. "Extinct Animals Caught On Camera," reads the on ...

An enormous sea snake from Norse legend that was fathered by the trickster god Loki and grew big enough to circle the globe is now the namesake for a different type of “monster” — a newly discovered ...

The mosasaur was the apex predator of the seas when dinosaurs roamed land. Geologists working in Mississippi recently stumbled upon an incredible find: the fossil of an ancient marine apex predator.

Mosasaurs were some of the most fearsome apex predators to ever stalk the Cretaceous era’s oceans. And according to Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) geologist James Starnes, a ...

The predators, which were made famous in the “Jurassic World” franchise, likely arose at least three times Riley Black - Science Correspondent In 1780, before the word “paleontology” had even been ...