A team led by scientists at The University of Texas at Austin has filled a major gap in the state’s fossil record – describing the first known Jurassic vertebrate fossils in Texas. The weathered bone ...

The remains, which include the weathered fossil pieces of the aquatic marine reptile's limbs and backbone, were discovered in the Malone Mountains in West Texas during two fossil hunting missions.

The first known Jurassic vertebrate fossils found in Texas have been discovered by a team led by scientists at the University of Texas at Austin, filling a major missing puzzle piece to the state’s ...