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Stories about: plesiosaur

The Oldest and Most Complete North American Loch Ness Monster One group of huge marine reptiles that dominated the seas during the dinosaur eras (Jurassic and Cretaceous, 200 to 65 Ma ago) was represented by the plesiosaurs, long-necked small-headed carnivore animals with flippers resembling those of the sea turtles. These were the animals that inspired the legend of the Loch N... 25 March 2008 04:51 GMT The Largest Reptile Sea Monster Ever: 15 m (50 ft) Long! This seems to be the most extraordinary reptile of the seas to have ever existed. Measuring 15 m (50 ft) in length (as much as a humpback whale) and possessing teeth the size of cucumbers, the giant marine reptile lived 150 million years ago and it was first encountered in Svalbard, a Norwegian archipelago located ju... 28 February 2008 02:47 GMT