The creatures cruised the world’s oceans with features we often associate with marine mammals, such as coats of blubber and ...

These changes separate the reptiles from the amphibians. #1, the evolution of stronger, more effective jaw mechanisms, is the subject of this lecture and one topic in last week’s lab. The other ...

A new scientific study led by researchers at The University of Manchester has re-examined a series of fossil skulls from the UK, providing new insights into two species of extinct marine reptiles. Dr ...

Skull of the ichthyosaur Temnodontosaurus platydon, the first ever discovered. Mary Anning's brother Joseph found the skull in 1810 and Mary found parts of the neck a year later. Our collection ...

The fossil of a marine reptile discovered in 2021 in the municipality of Marinha Grande is of a new species of ichthyosaur ...

Thanks to some great fossils of this flying reptile, we know that it had batlike wings, a short tail, a short skull, and very large eyes. These were likely helpful for hunting the prehistoric ...

This animal is Anhanguera, one of the flying reptiles that lived alongside the dinosaurs. While its skull is in a display case in the Museum, thanks to virtual reality, for the first time ever we can ...

Yet birds differ from their reptile ancestors in many important ways ... which in turn led to changes in the size and shape of their skulls. New research from the University of Chicago and ...