Tuesday, July 16, 2013

Rare fossil of late Cretaceous plesiosaur discovered

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Researchers have discovered the fossilized remains of an elasmosaur. A subgroup of the late Cretaceous plesiosaurs, the elasmosaurid plesiosaurs are recognized by their large body size and shape. This find is only the second elasmosaurid specimen containing more than one or two bones found in Alabama.

Source: http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/top_news/top_environment/~3/WhAq48-Ytx0/130716161916.htm

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