British paleontologists recently identified Xiphodragon goldencapensis, a new ichthyosaur species. The skeleton was found on ...

A near-complete skeleton found on Dorset's Jurassic coast has been identified as a new species of ichthyosaur, a type of prehistoric marine reptile that once ruled the oceans. The dolphin-sized ...

The dolphin-sized marine creature has been named Xiphodracon goldencapensis, or the “Sword Dragon of Dorset.” This ichthyosaur lived about 184 million years ago (early Jurassic), an era from which its ...

The shoreline between Charmouth and Seatown in Dorset, United Kingdom, has come to be known as the “Jurassic Coast” of England. Geological formations have revealed prehistoric creatures stuck in the ...

The marine reptile would have been about three metres long and would have eaten fish and squid, scientists say ...

The dolphin-sized creature, named Xiphodracon Goldencapensis or “Sword Dragon of Dorset,” had a long, blade-like snout and huge eyes for hunting fish and squid. | ITV News Meridian ...

The fossils date back to the Cambrian Explosion around half a billion years ago when animal life was evolving in new ways. Within the walls of the Grand Canyon, researchers have discovered thousands ...

The rare species of prehistoric predator was found in southern England. A new species of ancient "sword dragon" marine reptile has been discovered in a set of fossils found in England, according to ...

In 2001, a fossil collector named Chris Moore was scouring the rocks of the Golden Cap area of Dorset when he noticed ancient bones on the surface. It was “nearly complete” fossilized remains of an ...