Science
Remains of Jurassic sea predator found in Chile’s Atacama desert – The Tribune
The find to help scientists fill the gaps in evolution
Scientists have unearthed the remains of Jurassic sea predators resembling killer whales in the world’s driest desert in Chile.
Pliosaurs were reptiles from about 160 million years ago with a more powerful bite than Tyrannosaurus rex, according to University of Chile researchers. The fossils are the second oldest record of this species in the Southern Hemisphere.
Chile’s vast Atacama desert, once largely submerged beneath the Pacific Ocean, is now a moonscape of sand and stone with parts unto…
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