Ichthyosaurus, the quintessential prehistoric reptilian dolphin analog, was a marine reptile which lived in the seas around England during the early Jurassic Period approximately 200-190 million years ago. The first fossils were discovered in 1814 by Mary Anning in Lyme… Read More ›
Sarcosaurus was a 10-12 foot long meat-eating dinosaur which lived in England during the beginning of the Jurassic Period about 198 million years ago. In the early years of the 20th Century, some fossil bones were discovered by S. L…. Read More ›
Scelidosaurus was a 12 foot long armored dinosaur which lived in Europe (and also possibly in North America) during the early Jurassic Period 200-195 million years ago. Scelidosaurus is the most well-known European early Jurassic dinosaur because numerous specimens have… Read More ›
Prognathodon was a multi-speciate genus of mosasaur which lived around North America, Europe, and Africa during the Campanian and Maastrichtian Stages of the late Cretaceous Period approximately 80-66 million years ago. Prognathodon is known for possessing massively-built jaws and robust… Read More ›
Paranomotodon, whose name means “near/almost Anomotodon“, was a primitive thresher shark which lived during the middle and late Cretaceous Period, circa 95-66 million years ago. Anomotodon was an extinct species of goblin shark, and fossil shark teeth which were found… Read More ›
Happy New Year, everyone! All over the world on the first day of the year, there is drinking, feasting, and fireworks. This day also marks the last day of many people’s holiday vacations, and they are all in for having… Read More ›
Serratolamna was a genus of prehistoric shark which lived from the late Cretaceous Period to the Eocene Epoch of the Paleogene Period, approximately 75-45 million years ago. The genus is currently divided into several species, of which the species S…. Read More ›
Mosasaurus was a genus of fully-aquatic marine lizards which lived throughout the world’s oceans during the late Cretaceous Period approximately 75-66 million years ago. Fossils of this animal were first discovered in 1764 within a chalk mine in the town… Read More ›
Introduction Apsopelix and Pelecorapis were two genera of closely-related prehistoric saltwater fish which lived during the middle to late Cretaceous Period. Fossils of Apsopelix have been found in England, France, and in the American states of Montana, South Dakota, Colorado,… Read More ›
Neovenator salerii was a 25 foot long meat-eating dinosaur which lived in England (and possibly other parts of Europe) during the early Cretaceous Period 125 million years ago. Fossils of this animal were first discovered in 1978 on the Isle… Read More ›
DINOSAURS AND BARBARIANS 