The Lamniformes includes some of the most familiar species of sharks, such as the great white and mako sharks as well as less ...

Ancient Greek myths of dragons, krakens, and other legendary creatures were inspired by real animals and fossils alike.

The deep sea has many new discoveries waiting for us, including a newly discovered species called the "death ball" sponge.

Ohio’s ancient sea monster, the Dunkleosteus terrelli, is revealed in new clarity by a recent study that shows just how ...

This mouth structure wasn’t an evolutionary relic, however. It was actually a specialized feature that allowed them to thrive. It now appears Dunkleosteus boasted a head and jaw more reminiscent of a ...

Dunkleosteus used strong muscles, wide opening jaws, and hidden cartilage structures to bite large prey with speed and force.

In an isolated Norwegian fjord, a marine biologist uncovers gruesome deaths and tentacled sightings linked to an ancient, ...

The vampire squid genome shows it kept ancient features shared with squids, while octopuses gained major chromosomal changes.

The discovery of ancient wolves on a remote Baltic Sea island is forcing scientists to rethink the relationship between early ...

The machine learning model also revealed only semi-terrestrial habitats for mesosaurs, a group of marine reptiles from 290 million years ago, but fully aquatic habitats for species of ichthyosaurs and ...

Forget Glash of the Titans! Norway's 2026 monster film Kraken dives into true Norse folklore about the colossal Hafgufa sea ...

About 360 million years ago, long before dinosaurs walked the Earth, a terrifying predator ruled the shallow seas that once covered what is now Cleveland, Ohio. Its name was Dunkleosteus terrelli, a ...