The Liopleurodon was a pliosaur of the Jurassic period. SciePro/Shutterstock January 19, 2022 Plesiosaurs, pliosaurs, hybodonts: looking back at three prehistoric predators of the Jurassic seas Emily Swaby, The Open University The fossil of a gigantic ichthyosaur was recently discovered in the UK. It wasn’t the only creature lurking in the Jurassic oceans.
Around 66 million years ago, a huge rock from outer space (called an asteroid) smashed into the Earth. Michael J/flickr June 12, 2019 Curious Kids: why did the dinosaurs die? Caitlin Syme, The University of Queensland Dinosaurs ruled the Earth for about 180 million years. But around 66 million years ago, a huge rock from outer space (called an asteroid) smashed into the Earth. Then things got worse for dinosaurs.
We’re gonna need an even bigger boat. Shutterstock August 10, 2018 The Meg: the ocean’s fossil record is a treasure trove for potential monster movies Tom Fletcher, University of Leicester Megalodons are the latest Hollywood monster to leap out of the fossil record, but what else is lurking in prehistoric seas?
Trustees of the NHM, London January 9, 2017 How to flat-pack a dinosaur Ben Garrod, Anglia Ruskin University The Natural History Museum’s ‘Dippy’ the diplodocus skeleton is about to be become a giant 3D jigsaw.