A razor-snouted marine reptile with dinner-skewer teeth, Xiphodracon goldencapensis, has been added to the ichthyosaur family ...

The newly discovered ichthyosaur dubbed Xiphodracon goldencapsis was about 10 feet long and had a sword-shaped snout.

Learn more about Xiphodracon goldencapensis, a long-snouted, sharp-toothed marine reptile that may serve as the missing link in the ichthyosaur lineage.

Scientists say the nearly complete skeleton, found in 2001 near Golden Cap, is 'a missing piece in the puzzle of ichthyosaur evolution'.

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 ...

A fossil discovered in Dorset has been identified as a “sword dragon” marine reptile that lived alongside dinosaurs.