1+ day, 15+ hour ago   (344+ words) When the fossil was first spotted on Seymour Island in 2011, no one knew what it was. The structure was flattened and paper-thin, unlike the rigid shells typically preserved in the fossil record. For years, it resisted classification. Nearly a decade…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (641+ words) One of the largest mosasaurs known so far, reaching up to 43 feet long, this top predator was described from 80-million-year-old fossils found primarily in northern Texas decades ago. It was named Tylosaurus rex, or T. rex for short, meaning “king of…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (624+ words) The Futura Team represents the pulse of Futura’s editorial department, bringing together a collective expertise dedicated to the dissemination of scientific knowledge. Rather than the work of a single author, every article published under this signature is the result of…...