A new species of mosasaur — Jormungandr walhallaensis — is unusual, displaying a mix of traits from other creatures of its kind. Challenging what’s known about these ancient giants, it could ...

so the scientists dubbed the mosasaur Jormungandr walhallaensis. Its name references Norse myths of Jǫrmungandr, the Midgard Serpent, as well as the site of the fossil’s discovery, the ...

Fossils May Reveal a Clash of the Titans Between Two Undersea Reptiles What was Jormungandr walhallaensis? Taking its name from an ancient apocalypse myth and representing a missing link in reptile ...

This new species is named Jormungandr walhallaensis after a sea serpent in Norse mythology named Jörmungandr and Walhalla, North Dakota where its fossils were found. The findings are described in ...