A 30-year-old fossil was hiding bones from a mysterious ancient sea monster
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ecotopical.comA 30-year-old fossil was hiding bones from a mysterious ancient sea monster
Fossils collected in Osaka more than 30 years ago have revealed a surprise hiding in plain sight: four previously unrecognized bones from a giant Cretaceous mosasaur. Among them is the first confirmed premaxilla—the frontmost bone of the upper jaw—ever identified in a Japanese mosasaur fossil. Even more intriguing, parts of the skull show unusual anatomical features that don’t match known mosasaurs, raising the possibility that the remains belon…
A survey in Japan brought to light mosaic bones that were hidden for decades, indicating the probable existence of an unprecedented species. Fossils collected in Osaka more than 30 years ago revealed four bones of a giant mosaic of the Cretaceous period, previously unidentified. Among the pieces, is the first pre-maxilla, frontal part of the [...]
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