The largest fossil of an ancient deep-sea fish once thought to be extinct was recently found—entirely by mistake. Paleontologists in the UK were given what they were told was a pterodactyl bone, but after a closer inspection, the team realized it wasn’t one bone. The specimen was identified as a thin bone of plates belonging … Read more
It’s a croc eat croc world: Cannibal crocodile eats younger reptile The 1,200-pound crocodile was so hungry that it ate one of its kind after digging its teeth into its body The adult male crocodile was pictured attacking the juvenile reptile, which cried out in desperation Photographer Jan Butter, 69, captured the incredible photos in … Read more
Thanks to Roald Dahl and numerous wildlife documentaries, it’s generally accepted that crocodiles aren’t the fussiest of eaters. But in the UK’s only crocodile zoo, set up by British croc obsessive Shaun Foggett a decade ago, the lunch options are surprisingly gourmet, and include a feathered quail. The only issue is that the (deceased) bird … Read more
A marine reptile that lurked in the oceans 240 million years ago used its ‘short, flat tail’ as an underwater float to help it hide and pick off fish with its razor sharp fangs. Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing say the reptile, a type of nothosaur, was about 2ft long, had … Read more
Florida alligator hunter survives being bitten by 12-foot reptile that jumped INTO his boat and latched onto his arm before his friend opened its jaw with a rod Carsten Keiffer was hunting alligators with friends on Lake Jesup in Florida when a 12-foot reptile leaped into the air and latched onto his arm A friend … Read more
About 240 million years ago a 15ft long dolphin-like sea lizard gorged on a 12ft reptile its bones have have been found in the fossil remains of the giant beast’s stomach. The exact cause of death is unknown, according to a team from the University of California, Davis, but fossils reveal the predator died shortly … Read more
A soft egg belonging to a giant sea lizard discovered near Antarctica wasn’t the only major egg-related discovery. A team of researchers examining dinosaur remains claim soft eggs laid by dinosaurs may not be as unusual as scientists first thought – claiming that early dinosaurs laid these type of eggs. The study, led by the American … Read more
A newly discovered reptile that lived 250 million years ago even before the dinosaurs has been named after a Lord of the Rings character. The new species, called Elessaurus gondwanoccidens, was discovered among rocky deposits not far from the Argentina border. E. gondwanoccidens is named after the Elvish name (Elessar) of Aragorn from Lord of … Read more
A new species from the prehistoric group of flying reptiles known as pterosaurs has been found in Morocco by British scientists. The new species, named Afrotapjara zouhrii, belongs to a group of pterosaurs called tapejarids from the Cretaceous period, between 145 million years and 66 million years ago. Tapejarids were small to medium-sized pterosaurs with … Read more
New species of flying reptile with spiked teeth discovered that formed part of an ancient river ecosystem in the Sahara 100 million years ago Pterosaurs lived in a river ecosystem in the Sahara and caught fish in the air The flying reptile species had a wingspan of up to 13 feet and spiked teeth They … Read more