Two ichthyosaur fossils were uncovered during the dig, including the vertebrae of one of the large marine reptiles. And what ...

A newly identified ichthyosaur from the UK’s Jurassic Coast is rewriting part of the prehistoric playbook. Nicknamed the “Sword Dragon of Dorset,” the three-meter-long marine reptile lived during a ...

A nearly complete fossil skeleton found on the U.K.'s Jurassic Coast represents a newly identified species of ancient marine reptile that lived alongside dinosaurs. The ichthyosaur, dubbed Xiphodracon ...

A fossil unearthed along the coast of England was identified as a new species of a renowned “sword dragon” reptile that dominated the sea during the Jurassic Period. The nearly complete ichthyosaur ...

An extraordinary fossil has blown the socks of palaeontologists as it was found to contain the soft tissues of a Temnodontosaurus ichthyosaur, marking the first time we’ve ever found soft tissue ...

An ichthyosaur preserved beneath a Chilean glacier is helping scientists understand the extinct animals and the world around them as a supercontinent broke up. By Kenneth Chang About 131 million years ...

A skeleton discovered on Dorset’s Jurassic coast has been identified as a new species of prehistoric marine reptile that once ruled the oceans. The dolphin-sized ichthyosaur, called Xiphodracon ...

A new species of ancient "sword dragon" marine reptile has been discovered in a set of fossils found in England, according to researchers. Named Xiphodracon goldencapsis, the new species is an ...