A new ichthyosaur species, Xiphodracon goldencapensis, or 'sword dragon,' has been unearthed on the UK's Jurassic Coast. This nearly complete fossil from 185 million years ago offers vital clues about ...

A near-complete skeleton collected from the UK’s Jurassic Coast has been identified as a new species of ichthyosaur, a type of prehistoric marine reptile that ruled the ancient oceans. The ...

For 24 years, a nearly complete ichthyosaur skeleton gathered dust in a Canadian museum, overlooked amid thousands of fossils. Discovered in 2001 near Golden Cap on England's Jurassic Coast, it waited ...

A near-complete skeleton of a dolphin-sized prehistoric reptile that lived off the coast of Dorset 180 million years ago has been identified as a new and rare species named as a “sword dragon”.

A skeleton discovered on Dorset’s Jurassic coast has been identified as a new species of prehistoric marine reptile that once ruled the oceans. The dolphin-sized ichthyosaur, called Xiphodracon ...

Dorset’s Jurrasic Coast has proven to be aptly named once again as a brand new species has been identified. Scientists found the near-complete skeleton of a prehistoric reptile that would have lived ...

A nearly complete fossil of a previously unknown ichthyosaur species, Xiphodracon goldencapsis, was unearthed. The researchers found this fossil in the Jurassic Coast of the United Kingdom. Fossil ...

A fossil found over two decades ago on England’s Jurassic Coast has proved to be one of the most significant discoveries of marine reptiles in recent times. The almost complete skeleton of a ...