The Kraken is a huge tentacled sea monster from Norse folklore that drags ships and sailors down into the deep.

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More than two decades after a skull was pulled from rock in northeastern Mexico, scientists have finally put a name to the creature it belonged to — and it turns out to be a species entirely new to ...

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Imagine a 6-meter-long reptile with short, powerful jaws and thick conical teeth, cruising ancient seas as the undisputed top predator of its world. Now imagine its skull sat in a collection for more ...

Paleontology researchers in Europe have identified a new species of ancient marine reptile – often referred to as a "Jurassic sea monster" or "sea dragon" – that existed nearly 183 million years ago.

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