New "Sea Monster" Species Identified


	New "Sea Monster" Species Identified

Elfrida

3-28-2008 5:01 AM

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3-28-2008 9:45 AM

tanyamm

They just found the place where they send old politicians to die.

3-28-2008 12:10 PM

CarnivalBorn

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The <A href="http://science.nationalgeographic.com/science/prehistoric-world/cretaceous.html?nav=A-Z">Cretaceous</A>-period reptile, dubbed <I>Nichollsia borealis,</I> is not only a new species—it represents a whole new genus</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/03/080326-ancient-reptile.html"><P>
It's also one of the oldest and most complete plesiosaur fossils ever unearthed in North America.
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The scans and other analyses of the reptile have provided more detail than for any other plesiosaur ever found, they said.
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The newfound reptile also gave them a window into an ancient seaway that once cut through North America and teemed with marine life.
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"It represents the oldest known forerunner of this amazing period in North American prehistory."
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