Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A terrifying ichthyosaur chases its prey in an artist's reconstruction. A terrifying ichthyosaur chases its prey in an artist's ...

Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for CNET. When not wallowing in weird gear and iPad apps for cats, she can be found tinkering with her 1956 DeSoto. Fish ...

Of all the basic tenets of bass fishing, throwing lizards in the springtime has got to be the most absurd. First off, can the fish really tell the difference between a soft-plastic worm and a ...

(CNN) — The fossils of giant, extinct marine reptiles have been found in an unlikely place: within the high altitudes of the Swiss Alps. The fossils belong to three ichthyosaurs, and they may have ...

Some of the first ancient animals to be studied by scientists were the ichthyosaurs. Although bits and pieces had been found earlier, serious study of them goes back to 1811, when Joseph Anning ...

The fish lizards, who sustained themselves on a diet of turtles and octopuses, among other things, have left behind a rich fossil record. This consists mostly of bones and teeth, but recently the ...

Two tiny new species that inhabited part of what is now the American south some 100 million years ago have been discovered by paleontologists. Two tiny new species that inhabited part of what is now ...

Long-extinct "fish lizards" first appeared in the ocean about 250 million years ago, and their fossils were found high in the Swiss Alps. According to a study published Thursday in the Journal of ...

The fossils of giant, extinct marine reptiles have been found in an unlikely place: within the high altitudes of the Swiss Alps. The fossils of giant, extinct marine reptiles have been found in an ...