In 2021, scientists identified a new mosasaur species upon the discovery of a Cretaceous-period jaw with unusual teeth in a Moroccan mine. There’s only one problem—the remains may have been ...

Mosasaur fossil may be a forgery, researchers claim CT scans needed to verify authenticity of the fossil Fossil from Morocco raises concerns over scientific integrity ...

I n 2021, a groundbreaking study published in the Cretaceous Research journal unveiled the discovery of a new mosasaur species in Morocco. This marine lizard, described as having «shark teeth ...

Morocco is uniquely rich in mosasaur fossils, says Henry Sharpe at the University of Alberta in Canada. “Miners working in the phosphate mines come across mosasaurs all the time.” The problem ...

Fossil of Mosasaurs marine reptile. Image by Roland Tanglao from Vancouver, Canada, CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0, via Wikimedia Commons In ...

In the dynamic world of paleontology, discoveries often rewrite what we know about ancient life. However, not every fossil fits neatly into the puzzle of history. A 2021 study describing a new species ...

The original study introduced Xenodens calminechari as a one-of-a-kind species of mosasaur, a predatory marine reptile that dominated the oceans during the Cretaceous period.

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A Mosasaur. Contradictions in celebrated 'Sea Monster' skull point to possible fossil fraud in Morocco. Illustration. (photo credit: Dotted Yeti. Via Shutterstock) A new study raised serious ...

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