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Meet Jormungandr, a 'Sea Dragon' From North Dakota
Gizmodo via Yahoo News· 7 months agoNo aquatic reptiles today can match mosasaurs, ocean-dwelling creatures of the Cretaceous period that looked something like a cross between a whale and a...
Sea monster fossils of Kansas may hold clues for ocean life’s future
Wichita Eagle via AOL· 2 years agoHow do you save sea turtles from climate change? Maybe start by digging around in the arid badlands...
Competitive fisherman pulls 90-million-year-old fossil from the Missouri River
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA Nebraska fisherman found a 90-million-year-old fossil as he took part in a fishing competition on...
94 million-year-old fossilized sea monster is the oldest of its kind in North America
Live Science via Yahoo News· 11 months agoA team of researchers uncovered a tiny mosasaur fossil in the gray shale rocks of southern Utah — a...
AU professor recalls 1982 discovery of Appalachiousaurs montgomeriensis in central Alabama
The Montgomery Advertiser via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIt’s July 2, 1982, and the temperatures in central Alabama are heading into the 90s. Auburn...
This is how much Sotheby's expects a pair of dinosaur fossils to auction for
ABC News via Yahoo News· 11 months agoA pair of dinosaur fossils of species that roamed the Earth millions of years ago are expected to...
Just When You Thought Mosasaurs Couldn’t Get Any Scarier
Gizmodo via Yahoo News· 1 year agoYou wouldn’t want to swim in Late Cretaceous seas. If you’ve seen the first Jurassic World movie,...
Marshall paleontologists identify new ancient marine predator
The Ironton Tribune, Ohio via Yahoo News· 4 months agoFeb. 6—HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Research conducted by Robert O. Clark of Marshall University's Department of Biological Sciences and colleagues from Marshall unveils a new species of plesiosaur, ...
ARTS AND CULTURE: 'Savage Ancient Seas'
The Ironton Tribune, Ohio via Yahoo News· 2 years agoNov. 21—GALLIPOLIS — The largest exhibition in the world that specifically addresses marine paleontology and features mounted fossils up to 45 feet in length will continue through Saturday, ...