‘Nightmarish’ sea lizard with dagger-like teeth ‘ruled oceans 66m years ago’
by Nilima Marshall
Mar 05, 2024
2 minutes
Scientists have discovered fossil remains of a “nightmarish” new sea lizard species with dagger-like teeth that dominated the oceans 66 million years ago.
Khinjaria acuta would have lived alongside dinosaurs, co-existing with behemoths such as Tyrannosaurus and Triceratops.
Around eight metres long – about the same length as an orca – Khinjaria
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