A jawbone found in a Moroccan mine was thought to be a novel species of marine reptile from the Cretaceous period, but other ...

Researchers are calling for CT scans to confirm the authenticity of a Cretaceous period fossil that led to the identification ...

A new study casts doubt on the authenticity of the Xenodens calminechari fossil, once thought to be groundbreaking discovery, ...

A fossil once hailed as evidence of a unique mosasaur species, Xenodens calminechari, may be a forgery, a new study claims.

Nick Longrich, a paleontologist from the University of Bath, examined the jawbone and four teeth, then wrote a paper describing the fossil as belonging to a new species of mosasaur -- a large ...

A mosasaur species with saw-like teeth that was described by scientists in 2021 may have been based on forged fossils, and ...

KAINAN, Wakayama Prefecture--A mosasaur fossil found in the mountains in the prefecture almost two decades ago has been determined to be a new genus and species that lived more than 70 million ...

New research on mosasaurs, based on new technologies and fossil discoveries, sheds light on their evolution, feeding habits, ...

An incomplete jawbone and four sharp teeth of Xenodens calminechari were discovered in a phosphate mine in Morocco known for the circulation of forged fossils and falsified features. A Mosasaur.

Fossil hunter Alan Detrich, Overbrook, is pictured with a 17-foot Mosasaur, he discovered several years ago in Gove County, Kansas. Detrich, who has uncovered various dinosaur fossils says it took ...

These long-extinct, fearsome creatures are turning up in living rooms and corporate offices as wealthy collectors indulge a controversial hobby. A Kaatedocus siberi stands among an eclectic mix of ...

Instead he found a black fossil embedded in the solid sandstone, which was found to be the backbone of a nearly perfectly preserved mosasaur. This fossil represents the most intact skeleton of a ...