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Scientists have unraveled the riddle of a real-life sea monster – News-Daily.com
For more than a hundred years, the fossil of the Tanystropheus has puzzled scientists.
For more than a hundred years, the fossil of the Tanystropheus has puzzled scientists.
The strange reptile — resembling a real-life Loch Ness Monster or a prehistoric crocodile crossed with a giraffe — was first described in 1852 and first reconstructed in 1973.
Paleontologists have long known that the species once lived in Switzerland’s Monte San Giorgio basin during the Middle Triassic period (about 242 million years ago). They also knew the bizarre-looking 20-foot creature had a remarkabl…
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