Subscribe Now! National Geographic Magazine $15
Visit our Online Shops

Sign up for free

Newsletters

Once a month
get new photos
and expert tips.

Protosphyraena

Image: A protosphyraena
In 2006 amateur fossil hunters discovered a well-preserved Protosphyraena snout in Australia, which is the first time the fish has been found south of the Equator. It is also one of the earliest known examples of Protosphyraena.
Copyright © MMVII NGHT, Inc.

Multimedia

Sea Monster Features

Image: A <i>dolichorhynchop</i>

Movie: Photo Gallery

Get images from the movie. Learn more about what these creatures were like in their natural habitat.

Image: A tylosaurus attacking a cretoxyrhina

Movie: Sea Monsters

Watch the movie trailer, get lesson plans, and download desktop wallpaper. Discover these amazing creatures of the past.

You need the Flash Player version 8.0.0.0 or higher and a JavaScript enabled browser to view this site

Special Advertising Sections

Photo: Horses and old barn

Enter Sweepstakes

Take a photographic journey through Montana and enter for a chance to win a trip for two!

Photo: Man with kayak

Adventure Videos

Check out adventure videos from our West Coast Adventure Editor Steve Casimiro and go "Behind the Lens."

Reptiles Right Rail

Get the Latest Headlines

Photo: Three-horned chameleon

Make us your online news source.

Get Animal Pictures

Photo: Nile crocodile

Get your daily dose of photos.

Bring Your Phone to Life

Image: Mobile phone and giraffe

Put the sights and sounds of National Geographic on your mobile phone.

For Kids!

Photo: A cartoon dog

It's no stretch to find fun facts on our Kids site!

Shop National Geographic DVDs

Photo: Human Footprint DVD cover

Whatever your interest, you'll be entertained and educated with our collection of best-selling DVDs.