A skeleton found on Britain's Jurassic Coast has been identified as a new species of ichthyosaur, a type of prehistoric marine reptile that once ruled the seas, scientists said Friday. Comparable in ...

Dr Dean Lomax and Professor Judy Massare with the skeleton of the newly named sword dragon (Picture: Dr Dean Lomax/PA Wire) Dorset’s Jurrasic Coast has proven to be aptly named once again as a brand ...

LONDON, United Kingdom — A skeleton found on Britain's Jurassic Coast has been identified as a new species of ichthyosaur, a type of prehistoric marine reptile that once ruled the seas, scientists ...

A skeleton found on Britain's Jurassic Coast has been identified as a new species of ichthyosaur, a type of prehistoric marine reptile that once ruled the seas, scientists said Friday. Comparable in ...

The ‘Xiphodracon goldencapensis’ or ‘Sword Dragon of Dorset’ skeleton was found with traces of its last meal inside. By Laura Baisas Published Oct 10, 2025 2:00 PM EDT Get the Popular Science daily ...

A dolphin-sized monster that swam the oceans 185 million years ago has been identified as a new species dubbed the “sword dragon.” The near-complete fossil was discovered by hunter Chris Moore in ...

A fossil discovered in Dorset has been identified as a “sword dragon” marine reptile that lived alongside dinosaurs. The almost-complete skeleton, which was uncovered in the rocks of the Jurassic ...

A new species of ancient "sword dragon" marine reptile has been discovered in a set of fossils found in England, according to researchers. Named Xiphodracon goldencapsis, the new species is an ...

A skeleton discovered on Dorset’s Jurassic coast has been identified as a new species of prehistoric marine reptile that once ruled the oceans. The dolphin-sized ichthyosaur, called Xiphodracon ...

A fossil unearthed along the coast of England was identified as a new species of a renowned “sword dragon” reptile that dominated the sea during the Jurassic Period. The nearly complete ichthyosaur ...

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 ...

Researchers have finally discovered the true identity of a huge dinosaur which lived in the seas hundreds of millions of years ago. The team at the University of Manchester has been looking at an ...