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100-million-year-old skeleton of sea reptile discovered
Australian paleontologists have discovered a complete skeleton of an ancient marine reptile, known as an elasmosaurus, in the Queensland desert.
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- Published Date: 05:55 | 13 December 2022
- Modified Date: 05:58 | 13 December 2022
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The elasmosaurus, a plesiosaur that lived during the early Cretaceous period, is estimated to be around 100 million years old.
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The discovery of the fossil, which includes both the head and body of the elasmosaurus, is rare and could hold important clues to unlocking historical mysteries.
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The elasmosaurus lived in the Eromanga Sea, which covered much of Queensland during the early Cretaceous period.
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