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Researchers at the University of Bath analysed fossils which showed the "terrifying" sea creature's skull and teeth made it able to it to eat other vast ocean beasts and its teeth showed the impact of that

The mosasaur lived at the same time as dinosaurs like the T. Rex and Triceratops

A new study adds evidence that a fossil species from Africa could be our earliest known ancestor

Multiple footprints belonging to the Acrocanthosaurus dinosaur and dating back over 100m years discovered in bed of Paluxy River

The tracks at Dinosaur Valley State Park belong to an Acrocanthosaurus, a species that would stand 15 feet tall

A drought in Texas dried up a river flowing through Dinosaur Valley State Park, exposing tracks from giant reptiles that lived some 113 million years ago, an official said Tuesday. Photos posted on Facebook show three-toed footprints leading down a dry tree-lined riverbed in the southern US state.

Dinosaur tracks, including from a 60 feet tall Sauroposeidon, have been found in a river bed at Dinosaur Valley State Park, in Texas, after being exposed by severe drought

In tonight's edition: Scientists recently discovered a crater off the coast of Guinea. While it was not as impactful as the asteroid that killed off the dinosaurs 66 million years ago, its regional consequences would have been huge. Our regional correspondent Sam Bradpiece spoke to one of the researchers involved.

The findings were published in the journal eLife.