The fossilised remains of a second gigantic jawbone measuring more than two metres long has been found on a beach in Somerset, UK.
Experts have identified the bones as belonging to the jaws of a new
Realising they had discovered something significant, they contacted leading ichthyosaur expert, Dr. Dean Lomax, a paleontologist at The University of Manchester. Dr Lomax, who is also an 1851 Research Fellow at the
The last piece of bone was recovered in October 2022.
The research team, led by Dr Lomax, revealed that the jaw bones belong to a new species of giant ichthyosaur that would have been about the size of a…
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