Nobumichi Tamura April 10, 2018 How we found a giant ichthyosaur almost as big as a blue whale Dean Lomax, University of Manchester A jaw bone found on a beach in Somerset could be from the largest ichthyosaur of its kind ever discovered.
How the fossilised creature may have looked in its heyday. BBC Pictures January 5, 2018 David Attenborough’s Sea Dragon – and the science behind a tantalising prehistoric ‘murder mystery’ Dean Lomax, University of Manchester As a new David Attenborough documentary examines a remarkable fossil, a leading expert gives his verdict.
Introducing Dearcmhara shawcrossi, the dino-fish that all the fuss is about. Todd Marshall January 12, 2015 How we found Scotland’s first Jurassic sea reptile (and no, she’s not related to Nessie) Stephen Brusatte, University of Edinburgh My colleagues and I recently had the great privilege to announce a remarkable new discovery: a dolphin-like reptile that prowled the Middle Jurassic waters 170 million years ago. When you think of scientists…