Paleontology news through a Lowcountry lens — what new discoveries mean for South Carolina fossils and the people who hunt them.
A newly named mosasaur from Texas, Tylosaurus rex, stretched some 43 feet and bore rare serrated teeth. Here is what this Cretaceous giant means for how we read South Carolina's own marine reptile record.
Jul 5, 2026
A new life-size skeleton of the dinosaur-eating crocodilian Deinosuchus schwimmeri has gone on display in Georgia. Here's what this Late Cretaceous apex predator tells us about the ancient Southeast — and how it connects to South Carolina's fossil story.
Jul 5, 2026
A superbly preserved fossil tarpon from New Zealand sat unnamed for decades until a late collector's donated field notebooks supplied the missing locality data. The story is a sharp lesson for Lowcountry fossil hunters.
Jul 5, 2026