The fossil is an extinct dolphin-like reptile that may have lived during the Late Cretaceous era, just under 100 million years ago. Crampton discovered it while working in North Canterbury, New ...
A new prehistoric dolphin species has been discovered, and it had excellent high-frequency hearing abilities that were similar to those of dolphins today. The animal lived around 22 million years ...
A new study sheds unprecedented light on a fossil discovered in 2010 by paleontologist James Crampton, providing new insights into a partial ichthyosaur skeleton. The fossil is an extinct dolphin-like ...
They evolved separately around 250 million years ago, possibly from a crocodile-like ancestor, to resemble fish and modern dolphins. Then, they went extinct around 94 million years ago.