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‘Very odd’ 40-foot-long marine reptile stalked prehistoric Canada

May 25, 2025

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‘Very odd’ 40-foot-long marine reptile stalked prehistoric Canada

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Mystery of ‘very odd’ elasmosaur finally solved: fiercely predatory marine reptile is new species

May 23, 2025

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A group of fossils of elasmosaurs — some of the most famous in North America — have just been formally…

Amateur paleontologists uncover earliest known ‘reptile’ footprints

May 14, 2025

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Amateur paleontologists uncover earliest known ‘reptile’ footprints

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Titanosaurs were the biggest land animals Earth’s ever seen − these plant-powered dinos combined reptile and mammal traits

March 8, 2025

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Titanosaurs were the biggest land animals Earth’s ever seen − these plant-powered dinos combined reptile and mammal traits

You’re probably familiar with classic sauropod dinosaurs – the four-legged herbivores famous for their long necks and tails. Animals such…