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OffbeatA group of fossils of elasmosaurs -- some of the most famous in North America -- have just been formally identified as belonging to a 'very odd' new genus of the sea monster, unlike any previously known. This primitive 85-million-year-old, 12 meter-long, fiercely predatory marine reptile is unlike any elasmosaur known to-date and hunted its prey from above.See the Story
Mystery of 'very odd' elasmosaur finally solved: fiercely predatory marine reptile is new species
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FossilsBy Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Distinct clawed footprints found on a slab of 356 million-year-old rock from Australia suggest that reptile relatives appeared between 35 million and 40 million years earlier than previously believed. The tracks also push back the origin of amniotes, a group that includes reptiles, birds and mammals, and provide new evidence about how animals transitioned from existing solely in the seas to living on land. Amnio…See the Story
Tiny clawed tracks left in ancient mud are the oldest reptile footprints
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