The first dinosaur to be scientifically described and named was found in Oxfordshire. The discovery of the large carnivore, Megalosaurus — unearthed by geologist William Buckland in 1824 — marked a ...

One 3D fossil resembled a singing animatronic fish toy. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A farm in England was the unlikely source ...

Gigantic dolphin-like marine reptiles once swam the seas. Now, a near complete fossilised skeleton of a 180-million-year-old ichthyosaur that measured 10 metres in length has been discovered in the UK ...

(CNN) - The colossal 180-million-year-old fossilized remains of a dinosaur have been found in the U.K. Scientists dug up the fossils of an ichthyosaur, otherwise known as a sea dragon, in the Rutland ...

Clare Richardson-Barlow is a non-resident fellow at the National Bureau of Asian Research. Andrew Pimm and Pepa Ambrosio-Albala do not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any ...