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Archaeologists discover remains of 100 million year old marine reptile
(ORDO NEWS) — A 100-million-year-old skeleton of a giant marine reptile has been found in Australia, raising hope that researchers will find important evidence of prehistoric life. The remains of a 6m long-necked juvenile Pleiosaur, also known as Elamsaurus, were found by fossil hunters at a cattle station in Queensland in August 2021. Elasmosaurs, which were 8 to 10 meters long, lived in the Eromaga Sea, which covered much of…
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139 million year old pregnant reptile found in glacier
(ORDO NEWS) — A 139-million-year-old, pregnant reptile fossil with multiple embryos has been found in a melting glacier in Chile. This is reported by the Daily Mirror. The four-meter reptile, which turned out to be an ichthyosaur, was first discovered in 2009 by paleontologist from the Antarctic Research Center Dr. Judith Pardo-Perez. However, getting to the place where the specimen was found was not easy, as it required a ten-hour…