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Some of the first ancient animals to be studied by scientists were the ichthyosaurs. Although bits and pieces had been found earlier, serious study of them goes back to 1811, when Joseph Anning ...

(CNN) — The fossils of giant, extinct marine reptiles have been found in an unlikely place: within the high altitudes of the Swiss Alps. The fossils belong to three ichthyosaurs, and they may have ...

Fish lizards, or ichthyosaurs, were a very successful group of animals that, much like today's whales, migrated from land to the oceans where they thrived for about 160 million years. These ...

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Toronto, Canada (CTV Network) — Two newly identified tiny species of fish and lizard that existed 100 million years ago have been detailed in a study. A team of researchers published their work ...

Two tiny new species that inhabited part of what is now the American south some 100 million years ago have been discovered by paleontologists. Two tiny new species that inhabited part of what is now ...

A team of international researchers announced the discovery of a marine reptile closely resembling a swordfish with a 3-foot-long skull that existed more than 100 million years ago. The preserved ...

Long-extinct "fish lizards" first appeared in the ocean about 250 million years ago, and their fossils were found high in the Swiss Alps. According to a study published Thursday in the Journal of ...

Geologists at Lund University in Sweden have mapped 300 years of research on the prehistoric marine reptiles known as ichthyosaurs. Using a uniquely well-preserved fossil, the team has also created ...

Two tiny new species that inhabited part of what is now the American south some 100 million years ago have been discovered by a team of researchers that includes a University of Wisconsin Oshkosh ...