A massive, fanged creature with a head shaped like a toilet seat lurked in swamps near the edge of the world 280 million years ago, long before the first dinosaurs appeared, new research has found.

A massive, fanged creature with a head shaped like a toilet seat lurked in swamps near the edge of the world 280 million years ago, long before the first dinosaurs appeared, new research has found.

The phrase “drain the swamp” goes back many decades in reference to changing bureaucracy—and it implies that swamps are stagnant, undesirable places. In reality, swamps are wildly productive.

An illustration depicts Gaiasia jennyae lurking at the bottom of a swamp, poised to grab its prey. - Gabriel Lio/Courtesy Field Museum While the creature’s contemporaries would have been about ...

One of the strangest stories inspired by the Sussex County marsh is the legend of the Selbyville Swamp Monster, a hideous ape-like creature that was said to scare folks traveling nearby.

The Swamp Creature is amongst Warzone 2's new list of antagonists introduced with the Haunting Event. Call of Duty outdoes itself every year with their Halloween update and 2023 is no exception.