The ‘Xiphodracon goldencapensis’ or ‘Sword Dragon of Dorset’ skeleton was found with traces of its last meal inside.

A fossil found over two decades ago on England’s Jurassic Coast has proved to be one of the most significant discoveries of ...

The fossil was first discovered in 2001 and passed around between museums before experts were finally able to analyze it this year.

Named Xiphodracon goldencapsis, the new species is an ichthyosaur -- an order of large extinct marine reptiles -- that lived ...

A near-complete 190-million-year-old fossil found on Dorset's Jurassic Coast has been identified as a new "sword dragon" ichthyosaur species.

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

An estimated 4,000 tons of debris—including rocks the size of cars—has collapsed onto a beach along Dorset’s Jurassic Coast. Because this part of Britain is packed with fossils, the rockfall is likely ...

The Jurassic Coast is a UNESCO World Heritage Site on England's south coast, stretching from Exmouth in East Devon to Studland Bay in Dorset. It contains 185 million years of geological history, with ...

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 new study has uncovered a new thalattosuchian – an ancient ‘sister’ of modern-day crocodiles’ ancestors. The discovery of Turnersuchus hingleyae follows an impressive unearthing of fossils on the ...

The lucky discovery of an ichthyosaur was made on what's known as the 'Jurassic Coast.' An example of an ichthyosaur, exhibited at the Naturmuseum Senckenberg, Frankfurt am Main, Germany. A similar ...

Extreme E is back this weekend for the fifth and final race of its inaugural season, this time on the Jurassic Coast in southern England. Each Extreme E venue is picked to bring awareness to one ...