A jawbone found in a Moroccan mine was thought to be a novel species of marine reptile from the Cretaceous period, but other ...

A DINOSAUR species has been discovered after scientists discovered photos of fossils that were blown up during World War 2.

An incomplete jawbone and four sharp teeth of Xenodens calminechari were discovered in a phosphate mine in Morocco known for ...

A fossil first discovered in a Moroccan mine turned out to be a new species. But now some scientists are concerned that it ...

A fossil once hailed as evidence of a unique mosasaur species, Xenodens calminechari, may be a forgery, a new study claims.

Shannon McPherron/MPI EVA Leipzig The Jebel Irhoud site in Morocco was recognised for its fossils from the 1960s Until now, the earliest fossils of our kind were from Ethiopia (from a site known ...

A mosasaur species with saw-like teeth that was described by scientists in 2021 may have been based on forged fossils, and ...

Less than a decade later, World War II swallowed Germany. The fossils were housed in the Old Academy building of the Bavarian ...

Researchers are calling for CT scans to confirm the authenticity of a Cretaceous period fossil that led to the identification ...

A new study casts doubt on the authenticity of the Xenodens calminechari fossil, once thought to be groundbreaking discovery, ...

Citizen science is evolving in classrooms, as students contribute to understanding the ancient ecology of sharks through ...