Scientists say the nearly complete skeleton, found in 2001 near Golden Cap, is 'a missing piece in the puzzle of ichthyosaur evolution'.

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

The newly discovered ichthyosaur dubbed Xiphodracon goldencapsis was about 10 feet long and had a sword-shaped snout.

Scientists have unearthed the remains of Jurassic sea predators resembling killer whales in the world's driest desert in Chile.

The fossil was first discovered in 2001 and passed around between museums before experts were finally able to analyze it this year.

Step into the Early Jurassic and meet the Cryolophosaurus, a 21-foot feathered predator that combined T-rex-like features with a distinctive crest and feathery coat. Watch as A-Z-Animals unveils the ...