An international team of scientists have released images of what they say is a 240-million-year-old aquatic reptile fossil that resembles the long, snake-like features of the mythical Chinese Dragon. Dinocephalosaurus orientalis spanned more than 16,000 feet and roamed the ocean waters in China’s Triassic period, according to a news release from the National Museums of […]
Editor’s Note: Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Newly-discovered fossils have allowed scientists to reveal a 240-million-year-old “dragon” in its entirety for the first ever time, National Museums Scotland (NMS) said in a statement on Friday. The five-meter-long reptile from the Triassic […]
A team of international scientists have discovered 240-million-year-old fossils from the Triassic period in China that one scientist described as a “long and snake-like, mythical Chinese dragon.” The 16-foot-long aquatic reptile, called Dinocephalosaurus orientalis, has 32 separate neck vertebrae – an extremely long neck, according to the National Museums of Scotland, which announced the news on […]