Fossil discovery by 11-year-old is the largest known marine reptile, study says

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Fossils found in Somerset by girl, 11, ‘may be of largest-ever marine reptile’

Experts believe remains belong to a type of ichthyosaur that roamed the seas about 202m years agoFossils discovered by an 11-year-old girl on a beach in Somerset may have come from the largest marine reptile ever to have lived, according to experts.The fossils are thought to be from a type of ichthyosaur, a prehistoric marine reptile that lived in the time of dinosaurs. The newly discovered species is believed to have roamed the seas towards the…

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Researchers identify ichthyosaur that may be the largest known marine reptile

Experts estimate that the giant creature would have been more than 25 metres long.

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Gigantic marine reptile's fossils found by British girl and father

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Ancient fossils lead to discovery of largest known marine reptile

Fossil collectors contributed to finding the jawbone of a giant ichthyosaur new to science that’s likely the largest known marine reptile to swim Earth’s seas.

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Fossil discovery by 11-year-old is the largest known marine reptile, study says

By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — A massive jawbone found by a father-daughter fossil-collecting duo on a beach in Somerset along the English coast belonged to a newfound species that’s likely the largest known marine reptile to swim in Earth’s oceans. Scientists consider the blue whale, which grows up to 110 feet (33.5 meters) long, to be the largest known animal ever to exist on the planet. But it’s possible that the 202 million-year-old repti…