In total, only around 11 specimens of this kind have ever been recorded.
The "enormous" creatures were active carnivores who routinely crushed hard shells and bones with their powerful bites.
Its skull, broad and triangular in shape, had a pointed beak resembling that of parrots.
Through fossilized tooth enamel, scientists are reconstructing the diets and landscapes that existed millions of years ago. We really are what we eat.
"It turns out the world's most famous octopus fossil was never an octopus at all."
The "exciting" find in China includes the remains of a creature that "looks like the sand worm from Dune."
It was around 13 inches tall and had a beak and claws, but did not have wings.
Scientists say sharks fed on whales in north European waters in prehistoric times, say scientists.
The species honors one of South Korea’s most beloved characters, Dooly the Little Dinosaur.
Researchers have named the new species Crocodylus lucivenator, or Lucy's hunter.
