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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

and backm in 2006

more than a year ago..

Remains of Ancient Reptile Are Found [size of a bus] ^
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Posted by null and void
On News/Activism ^ 10/05/2006 8:36:14 AM PDT · 20 replies · 867+ views

MyWay via Drudge ^ | Oct 5, 7:59 AM (ET | Not attributed
OSLO, Norway (AP) - Researchers on Thursday announced the discovery of the remains of a short-necked plesiosaur, a prehistoric marine reptile the size of a bus, that they believe is the first complete skeleton ever found. The 150 million year old remains of the 33-foot ocean going predator were found in August on the remote Svalbard Islands of the Arctic, the University of Oslo announced. Fragments of plesiosaur have been found elsewhere, including in England, Russia, and Argentina, but researcher Joern Harald Hurum said the partially fossilized Svalbard find appeared to be the first whole example. “We are quite sure...

‘Monster’ fossil find in Arctic (First complete pliosaur and ichthyosaur skeletons ever found) ^
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Posted by DaveLoneRanger
On News/Activism ^ 10/05/2006 8:03:56 AM PDT · 31 replies · 1,268+ views

BBC ^ | October 5, 2006 | Paul Rincon
Norwegian scientists have discovered a “treasure trove” of fossils belonging to giant sea reptiles that roamed the seas at the time of the dinosaurs. The 150 million-year-old fossils were uncovered on the Arctic island chain of Svalbard - about halfway between the Norwegian mainland and the North Pole. The finds belong to two groups of extinct marine reptiles - the plesiosaurs and the ichthyosaurs. One skeleton has been nicknamed The Monster because of its enormous size. These animals were the top predators living in what was then a relatively cool, deep sea. Palaeontologists from the University of Oslo’s Natural History...


7 posted on 02/27/2008 9:31:22 AM PST by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... Godspeed ... ICE’s toll-free tip hotline —1-866-DHS-2-ICE ... 9/11 .. Never FoRGeT)
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To: NormsRevenge

I like the pictures....see just above.....they mention Loch Ness Monster.....


10 posted on 02/27/2008 9:36:24 AM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach (No Burkas for my Grandaughters!)
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