Thursday, December 20, 2012

New Freshwater Dolphin Like Dinosaur Discovered


The fossils found in Hungary show a finned lizard or Mosasaur species thought to be related to modern day monitor lizards and to have a similar to a crocodiles.  The species lived on this earth 84 million years ago reaching 20 feet long.  It is the largest fully aquatic freshwater reptile to have live.  They have a body in the shape of a dolphin, just scaly skin and a much meaner head.  The scientists state that it would have been the supreme predator of its time and it’s hard to imagine such a creature without thinking it would be a scary, ferocious killer.   The alleged stories of the “Loch Ness Monster” bring us a much gentler, less frightening prehistoric reptile that people think may still exist.  Lets hope the mosasaurus really is extinct!
 http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/12/121219173914.htm

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