This long-necked marine reptile lived around 85 million years ago. At 12 metres long, Traskasaura sandrae had strong, sharp ...

The long-necked plesiosaur Traskasaura sandrae—which grew up to 39 feet long—is "unlike any other," said researchers.

A new genus of sea monster has just been officially identified, and it’s a palaeontological weirdo. The new species has been ...

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SCIENTISTS have finally cracked the mystery behind a “very odd” long-necked sea monster found on the coast of Canada. The creature, which loosely resembles the infamous Loch Ness ...

It was capable of growing beyond 30 feet in length and weighed around 10 tons—a mature elephant plus a sedan car.

Researchers uncovered one vertebra, and based on its size, they estimate the massive creature was at least 30 feet long when it roamed the shallow seas that covered the region roughly 66 million years ...

The species name sandrae honours Sandra Lee O’Keefe (nee Markey) – and like Elizabeth Nicholls (one of the team who ...

A fossil-hunting father-daughter team from Vancouver Island has been recognized in the naming of a new genus of giant ...

Described as combining legend and modern science, the exhibition at Aberdeen Art Gallery features displays from around the ...