A near-complete skeleton found on Dorset's Jurassic coast has been identified as a new species of ichthyosaur, a type of ...

New species of ‘sword dragon’ reptile named after fossil discovered in UK - The marine reptile would have been about three ...

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

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

The Jurassic Coast of southwest England, a landscape shaped by wind and sea erosion, has yielded a new paleontological treasure of exceptional importance. It is an ichthyosaur, a marine reptile ...