Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Mosasaurs were some of the most fearsome apex predators to ever ...

Geologists recently discovered the fossil of a Cretaceous-era mosasaur vertebra near Starkville, Mississippi. The experts believe the apex predator of the ancient seas could have weighed 20,000 ...

The discovered vertebra, potentially the largest found in Mississippi, suggests the mosasaur was at least 30 feet long. Mosasaurs were apex predators, reaching lengths up to 50 feet and weighing ...