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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In shallow waters about 242 million years ago, a strange marine reptile built unlike any other animal ever on Earth hunted for fish and squid, using an inordinately elongated ...

For more than a hundred years, the fossil of the Tanystropheus has puzzled scientists. The strange reptile – resembling a real-life Loch Ness Monster or a prehistoric crocodile crossed with a giraffe ...

CHICAGO -- A prehistoric fossil mystery has been solved with the help of a researcher at the Field Museum. The 20-foot long reptile was discovered in 1852. Ever since then, scientists have been trying ...

Nearly 250 million years ago, a very odd reptile patrolled the shorelines and coves of the Triassic Alps. Called Tanystropheus, it had a toothy head and a body echoing that of modern monitor lizards.

Littlefoot. Loch Ness monster. Dino from The Flintstones. We're so used to seeing long-necked dinosaurs and other scaly creatures in popular culture. The cartoons and cultural characters are loosely ...

Having a long, stiff neck helped some Triassic reptiles stealthily hunt for fish and other animals in shallow lagoons. But their uniquely gangly necks also made them easy targets for other predators, ...

Important mysteries have been solved about a reptile with a giraffe-like neck that hunted prey 242 million years ago. By Asher Elbein Nearly 250 million years ago, a very odd reptile patrolled the ...