Scientists in China found a prehistoric "megapredator" so big that it had a 12-foot reptile preserved in its stomach.

The pliosaur was a carnivorous reptilian apex predator that roamed and ruled the seas for millions of years during the ...

A fossilized ancient egg discovered in Antarctica nearly a decade ago has finally been identified, shedding new light on ...

The megalodon has long been imagined as an enormous great white shark, but new research suggests that perception is all wrong ...

Mary Anning's brother Joseph found the skull in 1810 and Mary found parts of the neck a year later. Our collection contains many marine reptile specimens from the Lower Lias of the Dorset coast, ...

The body temperature of these marine reptiles is regulated by the surrounding water and they become lethargic (i.e., cold-stunned) when temperatures fall below a critical level, like iguanas and ...

The smooth skin on the tail likely reduced water resistance, allowing the marine reptile to glide more efficiently through the water and catch fish, as reported by Popular Science. In contrast ...

The Galapagos Rail had not been seen on this island since Charles Darwin's visit to the archipelago in 1835, until now.

The study, published in Current Biology yesterday (August 10), provides evidence that some populations of the turtle-headed sea snake (Emydocephalus annulatus) are becoming dominated by more-uniformly ...

The study highlights how large aquatic animals including sharks, whales, or even extinct marine reptiles, follow similar patterns when it comes to body proportions. "The physics of swimming limit ...

For many kids in central Pennsylvania, the ocean feels like a world away, but Discovery Space is bringing marine life closer ...

The fossil, identified as the flipper bone of an ichthyosaur, a marine reptile, holds the distinction of being the youngest "fish lizard" ever found in the southern hemisphere. (9News) Dr Mikael ...