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Mesozoic Era

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Tail Shape Gave Mosasaurs Different Hunting Styles

Physics-based reconstructions show tail length and flexibility controlled whether a mosasaur could launch a short, powerful 'slam-start' burst.

Diplodocus Found in Spain Is First Confirmed Outside North America

Jurassic Ichthyosaur Found in Germany Pushes Temnodontosaurus Timeline

Patagonian Jurassic Giant Named Bicharracosaurus Expands Sauropod Map

Reanalysis of Lost WA Fossils Splits Iconic Triassic Amphibian Into Two Species

Scientists Name Giant Spinosaurus Mirabilis From Inland Sahara

Italy Reveals Vast Alpine Dinosaur Tracksite Dating Back Over 200 Million Years

Mosasaur Tooth Shows Bus-Sized Marine Reptiles Hunted in Cretaceous Rivers

Study Finds 16,000+ Dinosaur Footprints at Bolivian Tracksite, Including Record Swim Traces

Storms Likely Doomed Baby Pterosaurs at Solnhofen, Study Finds

Study Links Violent Jurassic Storms to Baby Pterosaur Deaths

Jurassic Storms May Explain Solnhofen’s Baby Pterosaur Fossils

Largest Mosasaurus Fossil in Mississippi Confirmed as Apex Predator of Cretaceous Seas

Study Suggests Earliest Dinosaurs Originated in Equatorial Gondwana

Jurassic Fossils from Isle of Skye Unveil Early Mammal Longevity