Two of the mosasaur's closely-packed teeth sit in one tooth socket. This conflicts with all other known mosasaur species, in which each tooth has its own socket, according to the new study.

But the latest haul was unexpected. The Mosasaurus last roamed the seas around 66m years ago [Getty Images] One of the teeth identified belonged to a Zarafasaura oceanis, a marine reptile ...

“So many of the mosasaur fossils being sold from Morocco are modified [there] – teeth are added, bones are sculpted, all to make the fossil worth more to sell.” Sharpe and his colleagues ...

Three other teeth would have once belonged to a mosasaurus, an extinct aquatic lizard with a long snout. The remaining five teeth were thought to belong to a dyrosaurus, an ancestor of the crocodile.

The short-necked plesiosaur likely had few enemies, but those that attacked were some of the fiercest monsters of the seas, including sharks with razor-sharp teeth and the giant mosasaur Tylosaurus.

The long, pointed teeth of Styxosaurus were useful for seizing ... such as the sharp-toothed shark Cretoxyrhina and the giant mosasaur Tylosaurus. Like all plesiosaurs, Styxosaurus's limbs were ...

Three of the teeth belonged to a Mosasaurus, a large aquatic reptile French customs officers have found nine dinosaur teeth during a routine check near the Italian border. The discovery was made as ...

French customs officers have found nine dinosaur teeth during a routine check near the Italian border. The discovery was made as the officers inspected a Spanish lorry on the A8 motorway on 28 ...