An international research team led by paleobiologists at the UK’s University of Southampton recently used computed tomography to examine 11 thallatosuchian skulls in comparison to six other fossil ...

The bones of an unlucky ancient sea cow has revealed more about the food chain during the Miocene epoch, around 23 million to 11.6 million years ago. Skeleton analysis indicates the creature was first ...

"Ancient sea cow attacked by a crocodile and sharks sheds new light on prehistoric food chains." ScienceDaily. www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2024 / 08 / 240829132517.htm (accessed August 20, 2025) ...

The fossil of an extremely unlucky dugong has been uncovered. The old sea cow had a pretty bad day about 20 million years ago when it was eaten by both a crocodile and a shark. This remarkable fossil ...

However badly your day is going, spare a thought for the ancient sea cow that's the subject of newly published research from an international research team. Dragged by a crocodile before its body was ...

Introducing Tyrannoneustes lythrodectikos, a marine super-predator that lived over 163 million years ago. It looks like a cross between a dolphin and a crocodile — and for good reason. Scientists say ...

The saltwater crocodile is the largest living reptile on earth and one of the deadliest sea creatures in the world. Here’s all you need to know about this wild creature.

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A new study describing how a prehistoric sea cow was preyed upon by not one, but two different carnivores – a crocodilian and a shark – is revealing clues into both the predation patterns of ancient ...