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Old August 29th, 2017 #32
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New ancient sea reptile found in Germany – earliest of its kind


A previously unrecognised 132 million-year-old fossilised sea monster from northern Germany has been identified by an international team of researchers.

The bizarre sea creature was a plesiosaur, an extinct long-necked aquatic reptile resembling the popular image of the Loch Ness monster, which dominated the seas during the Age of Dinosaurs.

https://www.uu.se/en/media/news/arti...rtikel&lang=en