Named Xiphodracon goldencapsis, the new species is an ichthyosaur -- an order of large extinct marine reptiles -- that lived ...

Dorset’s Jurrasic Coast has proven to be aptly named once again as a brand new species has been identified. Scientists found ...

A nearly complete skeleton of a previously unknown ichthyosaur species has been identified as Xiphodracon goldencapensis, ...

A beautifully preserved skeleton found on the UK’s Jurassic Coast has been identified as a new species of the marine reptiles ...

Learn more about Xiphodracon goldencapensis, a long-snouted, sharp-toothed marine reptile that may serve as the missing link ...

Similar to a dolphin, an ichthyosaur now dubbed Xiphodracon goldencapsis, or the ‘Sword Dragon of Dorset’ has been found to be the only known fossil of its kind, which could be used to solve an ...

"We opted for xiphodracon because of the long, sword-like snout, and dracon in reference to ichthyosaurs being referred to as ...

A near-complete skeleton found on the UK's Jurassic Coast has been identified as a new and rare species of ichthyosaur—a type ...

The ‘Xiphodracon goldencapensis’ or ‘Sword Dragon of Dorset’ skeleton was found with traces of its last meal inside.

A SEA creature thought to be 190 million years old has finally been named 24 years after it was found on the English coast.

A near-complete skeleton of a dolphin-sized prehistoric reptile that lived off the coast of Dorset 180 million years ago has ...

A fossil found over two decades ago on England’s Jurassic Coast has proved to be one of the most significant discoveries of ...