Just off Route 55 in New Jersey, behind the familiar glow of a Lowe’s parking lot, paleontologists have been pulling fossil bones from the dirt that date back over 66 million years—and not just any ...

In 2021, scientists identified a new mosasaur species upon the discovery of a Cretaceous-period jaw with unusual teeth in a Moroccan mine. There’s only one problem—the remains may have been forged.

ST. GEORGE — The St. George Dinosaur Discovery Site is starting a new dig in an area where dinosaur bones were previously found, and experts hope it will reveal new insights into the state's ...

Large aquatic lizards used to populate the planet's oceans–and you can find their fossils in suburban New Jersey.

When phosphate miners in Morocco accidentally uncovered a fossil in 2021, it seemed too good to be true. Nick Longrich, a paleontologist from the University of Bath, examined the jawbone and four ...

STARKVILLE, Miss.—Scientists with Mississippi State University are playing a key role in an exciting new fossil discovery that’s close to campus, a discovery that may represent the largest mosasaur ...

Geologists recently discovered the fossil of a Cretaceous-era mosasaur vertebra near Starkville, Mississippi. The experts believe the apex predator of the ancient seas could have weighed 20,000 pounds ...

GETTING VACCINATED. RESEARCHERS AT MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY JUST PLAYED A PART IN A MASSIVE PREHISTORIC DISCOVERY. GEOLOGISTS AT MSU FOUND THE LARGEST MOSASAUR BACKBONE EVER UNEARTHED IN THE STATE ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Mosasaurs were some of the most fearsome apex predators to ever ...

Paleontologists gather around an area where a fish fossil was found at a new dig site in St. George. The St. George Dinosaur Discovery Site is starting the dig in hopes it will reveal new insights ...