Oliver says, 'The oarfish really is a fantastic looking animal - up to eight metres long, with a horse-like face, flame-red crest on its head and fin all the way down its bright, metallic silver body.

Geologists near Starkville found a bone of a Mosasaurus hoffmannii, one of the biggest species of mosasaurs, which could reach lengths of 50 feet.

monster through the surface waters of the ocean. Unlucky fish and unsuspecting seabirds were snared inside Xiphactinus's upturned jaw, which was lined with giant, fanglike teeth, giving it an ...