It was 2m (6ft 5in)-long in size and created a lot of splash in the paleontologist community because of being one of the most complete pliosaur specimens ever unearthed until that time.

Philip Jacobs on the beach with the pliosaur snout. Image by Philip Jacobs I have been collecting the fossils of marine reptiles from the Kimmeridge clay for almost forty years. On the 5th April ...

As these early pliosaurs evolved, they not only grew in size but also in their hunting capabilities. Before long, they dominated their marine environments. The study of Lorrainosaurus and its ...