US EditionFossil discovery by 11-year-old is the largest known marine reptile, study says
- Justin and Ruby Reynolds found a massive jawbone, possibly from the largest marine reptile, on a Somerset beach in May 2020.
- The jawbone, over 6.5 feet long, belongs to Ichthyotitan severnensis, estimated at 82 feet in length.
- The newly discovered species, a giant ichthyosaur, was named "giant fish lizard of the Severn" and is believed to be the largest marine reptile known.
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11-year-old’s beach find was likely largest known marine reptile to swim Earth’s oceans, scientists say
A massive jawbone found by a father-daughter fossil-collecting duo on a beach belonged to a newfound species that's likely the largest known marine reptile to swim in Earth's oceans.
The researchers said it was likely a marine reptile as long as two buses.
An 11-year-old unearthed fossils of the largest known marine reptile : Short Wave
When the dinosaurs walked the Earth, massive marine reptiles swam. Among them, a species of Ichthyosaur that measured over 80 feet long. Today, we look into how a chance discovery by a father-daughter duo of fossil hunters furthered paleontologist's understanding of the "giant fish lizard of the Severn." Currently, it is the largest marine reptile known to scientists.Read more about this specimen in the study published in the journal PLOS One. Ha
The giant ichthyosaur looked similar to a dolphin, but 25 meters long. The fossil was found by Rubi, an 11-year-old girl, when she was walking with her father on a beach in the United Kingdom.
The Largest Known Marine Reptile Identified as a Giant 26 Meters Long
Ichthyotitan severnensis was between 22 and 26 meters long. Credit: James St. John, CC2/Flickr A fossil jawbone found by a British girl and her father on a beach in Somerset, England, belongs to a gigantic marine reptile dating back to 202 million years ago that appears to have been among the largest animals ever on Earth. Researchers said the bone, called a surangular, was from a type of ocean-going reptile called an ichthyosaur. Based on its d…
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