A giant vertebrate discovered in the state of Mississippi in the United States may belong to the largest mosasaur ever found in the state. This discovery intrigues scientists due to its exceptional ...

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 ...

Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Mosasaurs were some of the most fearsome apex predators to ever stalk the Cretaceous era’s oceans. And according to Mississippi ...

KAINAN, Wakayama Prefecture--A mosasaur fossil found in the mountains in the prefecture almost two decades ago has been determined to be a new genus and species that lived more than 70 million ...

STARKVILLE, Miss. (WJTV) – Officials with the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) said geologists recently uncovered a giant mosasaur vertebra near Starkville. MDEQ’s ...

The discovered vertebra, potentially the largest found in Mississippi, suggests the mosasaur was at least 30 feet long. Mosasaurs were apex predators, reaching lengths up to 50 feet and weighing ...

A giant "sea dragon" backbone plucked from a riverbank in Mississippi could belong to the largest mosasaur ever found in the state, scientists say. Researchers only found a single vertebra from ...

It was a massive, fossilized mosasaur vertebra that measured more than seven inches across at its widest point. They were ecstatic. “I … was completely awe-struck by its size,” James ...