Cousin to the long-necked plesiosaur, the carnivorous marine creatures ... The recent discovery of one of these creature's skulls came quite by happenstance as fossil enthusiast Phil Jacobs ...

Dermal skull roof or dermatocranium A shield of membrane or dermal bone covering the top ... In snakes, the upper bar has been lost as well, leaving the whole cheek clear of dermal bone. Icthyosaurs ...

WHEN Steven Spielberg’s Jurassic Park hit the big screen in 1993, fictional paleontologists Alan Grant and Ellie Sattler made fossil hunting look cool. However, Brit holidaymakers ...

the plesiosaur, and the dolphin-like ichthyosaur - and fossil evidence reveals that it would have even feasted on other passing pliosaurs. How this fossil skull was recovered is extraordinary.

Snapping turtle - Otic notch at back of skull allows anterior expansion of jaw muscles. ‘Modified anapsid’ condition increases power of bite. Holes arose in dermal roof, muscles pass through roof to ...

Look for the sagittal suture – the squiggly line that runs the length of the skull – and note whether is it's completely fused. If it is, the remains are likely to be of someone older than 35.

On Wednesday, paleontologists near Grande Prairie pulled its 272-kilogram skull from the ground. They call it "Big Sam." The adult Pachyrhinosaurus is the second plant-eating dinosaur to be ...

Deep down you uncover bones that look old. You recover a full skull with teeth, and most of the bones of the body, missing a few smaller vertebrae and toes. What can you find out about the person ...

Aptly named 'Big Sam' has a skull that weighs in at 272 kilograms and is the size of a baby elephant Author of the article: You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if ...

WHEN Steven Spielberg's Jurassic Park hit the big screen in 1993, fictional paleontologists Alan Grant and Ellie Sattler made fossil hunting look cool. However, Brit holidaymakers don't need to ...