Amateur fossil hunters find skull connected to body of marine giant elasmosaur for the first time in Australia
Discovered in outback central Queensland, the skull, neck and front half of the body of the elasmosaur were found preserved together.Discovered in outback central Queensland, the skull, neck and front half of the body of the elasmosaur were found preserved together.
“I’m like, no, you know, this is not real,” Prince said. “And then I look down again and I’m like, holy hell, I think that’s a skull looking up at me.” This is largely to do with the distinctive anatomy of elasmosaur. The marine reptiles probably grew to around eight metres in length and had tiny heads atop very, very long necks.
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