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An 11-Year-old Unearthed Fossils Of The Largest Known Marine Reptile

Category: Science & Medicine
Duration: 00:08:57
Publish Date: 2024-04-19 07:00:59
Description: When the dinosaurs walked the Earth, massive marine reptiles swam. Among them, a species of Ichthyosaur that measured over 80 feet long. Today, we look into how a chance discovery by a father-daughter duo of fossil hunters furthered paleontologist's understanding of the "giant fish lizard of the Severn." Currently, it is the largest marine reptile known to scientists.

Read more about this specimen in the study published in the journal PLOS One.

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