BBC: Sea reptile is biggest on record ( measured 15m (50ft) from nose to tail

1 posted on 02/27/2008 9:26:54 AM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach

To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

Hillary's crock tears are bigger.

2 posted on 02/27/2008 9:28:40 AM PST by bmwcyle (I am the watchman on the tower sounding the alarm.)

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3 posted on 02/27/2008 9:29:04 AM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach (No Burkas for my Grandaughters!)

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4 posted on 02/27/2008 9:29:19 AM PST by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)

To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

I’d hate to have to pay the food bill for one of them. That is one darn big critter.

5 posted on 02/27/2008 9:29:48 AM PST by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... Godspeed ... ICE’s toll-free tip hotline —1-866-DHS-2-ICE ... 9/11 .. Never FoRGeT)

To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

I’d hate to be the taxidermist for this.

6 posted on 02/27/2008 9:31:02 AM PST by Pistolshot (Remember, no matter how bad your life is, someone is watching and enjoying your suffering.)

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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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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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)

Capturing the missing image:

Missing Link:

'Monster' fossil find in Arctic

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8 posted on 02/27/2008 9:34:44 AM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach (No Burkas for my Grandaughters!)

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9 posted on 02/27/2008 9:36:21 AM PST by raybbr (You think it's bad now - wait till the anchor babies start to vote!)

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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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BBC: Sea reptile is biggest on record

11 posted on 02/27/2008 9:39:43 AM PST by exile ("Get off my phone, ya big dope"- The Great One)

12 posted on 02/27/2008 9:43:34 AM PST by Archangel86

13 posted on 02/27/2008 9:44:31 AM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach (No Burkas for my Grandaughters!)

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14 posted on 02/27/2008 10:07:28 AM PST by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/___________________Profile updated Tuesday, February 19, 2008)

Scientists say Arctic once was tropical
Associated Press | May 31, 2006 | Seth Borenstein
Posted on 05/31/2006 2:52:30 PM EDT by AntiGuv
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15 posted on 02/27/2008 10:10:18 AM PST by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/___________________Profile updated Tuesday, February 19, 2008)



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16 posted on 02/27/2008 10:14:49 AM PST by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/___________________Profile updated Tuesday, February 19, 2008)

To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

...and people don’t believe there were dragons. Oh, there were, alright.

17 posted on 02/27/2008 10:17:22 AM PST by Ramius (Personally, I give us... one chance in three. More tea?)

To: Ramius; SunkenCiv; blam

These guys would qualify as dragons....so maybe there was mankind around to actually see them....Greeks seem to have known about dragons....

18 posted on 02/27/2008 10:38:42 AM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach (No Burkas for my Grandaughters!)

To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

"Nicknamed "The Monster",

How original. Thanks, Ernest.

19 posted on 02/27/2008 10:41:37 AM PST by blam (Secure the border and enforce the law)

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The First Fossil Hunters
by Adrienne Mayor
foreword by Peter Dodson

20 posted on 02/27/2008 11:01:30 AM PST by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/___________________Profile updated Tuesday, February 19, 2008)

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