Massive 180-million-year-old ‘sea dragon’ fossil unearthed in England

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The fossil of a 180-million-year-old dinosaur has been discovered at the Rutland Water reservoir in England. The skeleton measures 10 metres (33ft) long and its skull alone weighs more than 1 tonne (2,204lbs). The remains are considered the largest and most complete of an ichthyosaur ever unearthed in the UK. The prehistoric reptile is informally known as a “sea dragon” because of its large eyes and teeth. The discovery was made in February 2021 during routine draining of a lagoon island at the reservoir in the East Midlands. Officials from the Anglian Water and the Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust revealed the find to the public on January 10, 2022.

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You know what I love about South China morning Post, that they actually cover topics like this, things I want to hear about, not the same thing over and again. Would love to see more on this story !

[shan]

I’m kinda intrigued that so many Dinosaur fossil and remains were being discovered recently

[msgoh]

It's very humbling to know there are so many mightier creatures out there that's unknown to us.

[soumyadeeplovestoexplore]

Seeing this discovery, it comes to a realization that there are so much of fascinating things around the world which is still being hidden inside the ground and leaving us unaware to know about the history.

[eyelovecolorado]

Amazing. Can you image the world millions of years ago? Just awe inspiring and awesome!!

[louisthatguy]

So they found the loch ness monster after all

[DeMonsterSpawner]

We just step into 2022 and something is beautiful

[Julieanne]

Now that , that is huge!! Incredibly fascinating and to know it is real and not tampered with :- is even BETTER

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[RespectOthers]

These experts are so gentle and careful with new fossil discoveries. Perhaps all of us should do more to stop the living ‘sea dragons’ in our oceans from edging towards extinction.

[bestuan]

it's not a dinosaur, it's an icthyosaur! a fish like lineage of reptiles that thrived in jurassic oceans, it resembles modern day whales.

[fernanmontevista]

Wow thats even much earlier than Jurassic period.Great excavation.

[blkoay]

Fossil about 180 million years old! Mind boggling!

[Rosula_D]

Those remains look nothing like a dolphin or a shark to me. I'm seeing much more of a lizard or a misshapen ray. Anyways, I can't imagine how it must feel to discover something like this while taking a walk one day.

[ruttolomeo]

If you try to visualize 180 million years you may also understand how insignificant you are for the universe

[belugasmom]

you never know how much more rare fossils were destroyed during wars....

[ayushkumarjha]

Lots of discoveries happening around the world right now, it's amazing.

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Don't you just love how christians raided a random documentary video or smth and keep spreading their gospel in these types of videos...

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At least the news is not just about the fricking effin virus. This is amazing.