rhamphotheca:Pliosaur Fossil Found in Dorset, UK:  Sea Monster BattlesTo aid in capturing prey,

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Pliosaur Fossil Found in Dorset, UK:  Sea Monster Battles

To aid in capturing prey, some pliosaurs (such as the one attacking a smaller plesiosaur in this illustration) evolved features such as supersize eyes, fearsome teeth, and/or extremely long necks… As for the newly discovered Dorset specimen, further research, including CT scans, may show whether the 52 ft long (16 m) beast is a new species. 

Hans Sues, a paleontologist at the National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C., noted that “the classification of late Jurassic pliosaurs is still a mess, and, in absence of a reliable, published, modern review of all European specimens, it is hard to sustain any claim of a new species.”

(via: National Geo)   (image: Raul Martin, National Geographic)