A nearly complete fossil skeleton found on the U.K.'s Jurassic Coast represents a newly identified species of ancient marine reptile that lived alongside dinosaurs. The ichthyosaur, dubbed Xiphodracon ...

Dorset’s landscapes are the setting for the rural traditions preserved in Thomas Hardy’s novels and for Enid Blyton’s childhood adventures; a place where green ridges link villages of thatched ...

Compared with bustling, land-locked Costwolds villages, the seaside towns of Dorset feel undiscovered by foreign tourists.

A new species of ancient "sword dragon" marine reptile has been discovered in a set of fossils found in England, according to researchers. Named Xiphodracon goldencapsis, the new species is an ...

A uniquely preserved ichthyosaur from the Pliensbachian period helps resolve when a major evolutionary shift occurred among ...

Budleigh Salterton on Devon's Jurassic Coast is often overlooked by visitors, but this charming town boasts a stunning pebble ...

A fossil unearthed along the coast of England was identified as a new species of a renowned “sword dragon” reptile that dominated the sea during the Jurassic Period. The nearly complete ichthyosaur ...

It's often overlooked by visitors heading to nearby towns but travel experts say it's worth a visit ...

For anyone with a Dorset holiday home there are a variety of stunning landscapes, from the sweeping beaches and rugged cliffs ...

In a study by Dr. Martin Ebert and Dr. Steve Etches published in the Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, the osteology and systematic position of a new species of fossil fish, Brachyichthys ...