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Ancient seas hid a predator built purely to dominate

New fossil evidence is shedding light on a colossal marine predator that once ruled prehistoric oceans. Researchers are now ...
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Prehistoric Marine Reptile That Lived 180 Million Years Ago Had Evolved ‘Special Fins’ to Stalk and Hunt Their Prey

Marine archaeologists were in for a treat when a well-preserved ichthyosaur fin fossil was found at a construction site. The Mesozoic ichthyosaurs were predators that underwent major evolution to ...
Charlotte Observer

‘Strange’ fossilized teeth found in Caribbean. It’s a ‘giant’ prehistoric species

A mystery has been building in the Caribbean. Decades ago, fossilized teeth were discovered in Cuba dating to about 18 million years ago. They were small but tapered, sharp and serrated. They were the ...
Miami Herald

‘I found something big.’ SC student unearths prehistoric predator in Wyoming

A sharp-eyed South Carolina college student was on a school trip when she made an “extraordinary” discovery. “‘I think I found something BIG!’” Monika ...
Kansas City Star

Prehistoric predator — with three eyes — found as new species in Canada. See it

Yoho National Park in the Canadian Rockies holds evidence of prehistoric ocean life, including a new species. Gerry Shea via Unsplash Hundreds of millions of years ago, animals didn’t follow the same ...
Kansas City Star

‘I found something big.’ SC student unearths prehistoric predator in Wyoming

Scott Persons is pictured with South Carolina college student Monika Angner, who discovered fossils on a school trip. College of Charleston A sharp-eyed South Carolina college student was on a school ...