A giant vertebrate discovered in the state ... The discovered fossil belongs to Mosasaurus hoffmanni, one of the largest species of these marine reptiles. This discovery provides new insights ...

Researchers may have discovered Mississippi's largest ever mosasaur after pulling a Cretaceous-aged fossil out of a riverbed ...

A giant "sea dragon" backbone plucked from a riverbank in Mississippi could belong to the largest mosasaur ever found ... is a skull that belonged to M. hoffmanni and is estimated to be around ...

It was capable of growing beyond 30 feet in length and weighed around 10 tons—a mature elephant plus a sedan car.

Leard and Palmer are experienced scientists pursuing their doctoral degrees in earth and atmospheric sciences at MSU while ...

Geologists in Mississippi unearthed a large vertebra belonging to a Mosasaurus hoffmannii, a giant marine reptile from the late Cretaceous period. The discovered vertebra, potentially the largest ...

3D models of the skull of typical species before (top) and after (bottom) the Cenomanian-Turonian transition: the fast ichthyosaur Sveltonectes insolitus (top) and the large mosasaurid Mosasaurus ...

A giant vertebrate discovered in the state of Mississippi ... The discovered fossil belongs to Mosasaurus hoffmanni, one of the largest species of these marine reptiles. This discovery provides new ...