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Antarctic Plesiosaur

Galvasean · 2011-08-28 21:13:34

Not enough remains to identify teh exact species, but they reckon it was 7 meters long and 15 million years older than any plesiosaur found in the Antarctic beforehand. http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2011/08/110824-sea-monster-antarctica-plesiosaur-science-animals/ Image by Orlando Grillo and Maurilio S. Oliviera

28-08-2011 10:13pm

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Not enough remains to identify teh exact species, but they reckon it was 7 meters long and 15 million years older than any plesiosaur found in the Antarctic beforehand.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2011/08/110824-sea-monster-antarctica-plesiosaur-science-animals/

Image by Orlando Grillo and Maurilio S. Oliviera

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plesiosaur

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#2 29-08-2011 1:35am

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I was aware of this but thought I'd wait until there were more details. Oh, well... The pic btw is kinda scary

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#3 29-08-2011 11:26am

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Adam Khor wrote: »

The pic btw is kinda scary

Looks like Alien:D I can just see it bursting out of someone's chest.

I love these marine reptile threads.:)

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