Half a century after it was first discovered, the fossil of an ancient Scottish ichthyosaur ... His initial impression is that the real-life sea monster was pretty similar to marine reptiles ...

In his publication Sea Fables Explained (1883), he wrote, “… the descriptions by ancient writers ... it to stop to play. What real-world animal is this monster likely based on?

It was capable of growing beyond 30 feet in length and weighed around 10 tons—a mature elephant plus a sedan car.

Beneath the muddy creek beds of Mississippi, scientists recently discovered the fossil of a terrifying prehistoric monster.

Ever wonder if all those legendary monsters from ancient myths were based on something real? Surprise! Some of the world’s most famous mythical creatures were actually inspired by totally normal ...

After nearly a decade of mystery, scientists have confirmed that an unusual fossil from Antarctica is actually a massive egg — and it may have belonged to a real-life Loch Ness Monster.

Now researchers have conducted the first detailed analysis of plesiosaur soft tissue, offering a more complete look at what these real-life sea monsters ... counter to other ancient marine ...

Based on its tentacle-surrounded maw, researchers envisioned the creature as a shell-chomping monster ... to use as analogues to ancient trilobite shells. The model showed that Anomalocaris ...