RENO, Nev. (AP) — Autumn was closing in fast on northern Nevada when Martin Sander took one last look around the excavation site in the Augusta Mountains 150 miles (241 kilometers) east of Reno. The ...

Scientists have uncovered new clues about a curious fossil site in Nevada, a graveyard for dozens of giant marine reptiles. Instead of the site of a massive die-off as suspected, it might have been an ...

Nearly 40 school-bus-sized marine reptiles lay petrified in stone at Berlin-Ichthyosaur State Park. The fossils have been studied for decades and the story of the ichthyosaur (Shonisaurus popularis) ...

Ichthyosaurs were among the largest animals that ever lived and could sport snouts full of sharp teeth. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...

An 8-foot-long skull discovered in the Augusta Mountains of Nevada is the largest fossil ever found from its time. The research team believes that the remarkable discovery could provide insight into ...

Now, it's come full circle, as a species of the fossil found in Nevada is named for the maker of the beer. The first giant creature to inhabit the earth, the ichthyosaur, dominated the earth's oceans ...

Autumn was closing in fast on Northern Nevada when Martin Sander took one last look around the excavation site in the Augusta Mountains. The longtime paleontologist from Germany had been working ...

Dec. 19 (UPI) --Researchers believe they have found an explanation as to what happened to dozens of prehistoric marine reptiles whose fossils blanket Nevada's Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. The ...

Having visited many of Nevada’s state parks, I want to share with my readers information about some of them. People often wonder where to visit that would be fun and interesting for the whole family ...