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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)
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