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Gemstone miners in Canada accidentally stumbled across a fossil of the ancient sea monster [tr]
UK Daily Mail ^
| July 5, 2019
| Ian Randall
Posted on 07/05/2019 10:20:16 AM PDT by C19fan
Hunting for shiny, rainbow-coloured gemstones, miners found a different kind of treasure — a wonderfully preserved fossil skeleton of an ancient sea monster.
The marine reptile lived 70 million years ago — at the same time as the dinosaurs — and was unearthed from a part of Alberta, Canada, that used to be underwater.
The skeleton of the fearsome predator has, rarely, been very well preserved, with only its flippers missing.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
TOPICS: Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: alberta; canada; cretaceous; dinosaurs; godsgravesglyphs; marinereptile; mosasaur; notadinosaur; paleontology; tylosaurus
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The miners discovered a nearly complete Tylosaurus. This was the alpha predator of the Cretaceous era Inland Sea that covered the Canadian and US Great Plains. This member of the mosasaur family grew up to 50 feet. It starred in the "Jurassic World" movie.
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posted on
07/05/2019 10:20:16 AM PDT
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C19fan
To: C19fan
“The” ancient sea monster? There was only ONE “monster” marine reptile in ancient times? :)
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posted on
07/05/2019 10:24:25 AM PDT
by
ETL
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To: C19fan
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posted on
07/05/2019 10:25:24 AM PDT
by
morphing libertarian
( Use Comey's Report, Indict Hillary now; build Kate's wall. --- Proud Smelly Walmart Deplorable)
To: ETL
They better put it back or they'll take blame for killing it.😂
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posted on
07/05/2019 10:25:53 AM PDT
by
rktman
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To: C19fan
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posted on
07/05/2019 10:26:31 AM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire. Or both.)
To: C19fan
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posted on
07/05/2019 10:28:57 AM PDT
by
trisham
(Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
To: C19fan
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posted on
07/05/2019 10:30:33 AM PDT
by
43north
(Its hard to stop a man when he knows he's right and he keeps coming.)
To: C19fan
Sea monster with a bib no less..
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07/05/2019 10:31:31 AM PDT
by
Bonemaker
(invictus maneo)
To: C19fan
"with only its flippers missing."
Damn poachers.
To: rktman
While we're on the subject, I saw something 'weird' in the water at the beach where I go here in New York.
I don't know if you could make it out in this cell phone video I took, but give it a try.
If you don't see it, let me know and I'll try to point it out some other way.
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07/05/2019 10:31:42 AM PDT
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ETL
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To: ETL
Did it use the Panama Canal to get to New York? #;^)
To: C19fan
Wait for a post in a couple of weeks explaining how it’s only 6000 years old...
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07/05/2019 10:35:05 AM PDT
by
bigbob
(Trust Trump. Trust the Plan.)
To: C19fan
Interesting. There is a picture at the link, presumably that of a reconstructed animal.
It looks like a crocodile.
To: ETL
Yeah, I see it. Is that the shore break at Fire Island? LOL!
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07/05/2019 10:43:06 AM PDT
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rktman
( #My2ndAmend! ----- Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?)
To: ETL
To: ETL
Comparatively that would be like you or me eating a pea.
To: Innovative
I had a book on ancient creatures and dinosaurs etc when I was a child. That creature was one of my favorites.
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posted on
07/05/2019 10:43:56 AM PDT
by
TheErnFormerlyKnownAsBig
(We need a consent decree for the FBI like Obama was slapping on all those police agencies.)
To: Bonemaker
The bib is obviously there to protect her gown from her excessive uncontrollable drooling.
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posted on
07/05/2019 10:48:18 AM PDT
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ETL
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To: C19fan
The Tylosaurus
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posted on
07/05/2019 10:50:31 AM PDT
by
Bob434
To: rktman
No. Just an usually high tide at the local beach here in NYC. No doubt a result of man-made Gore Bull Warming. :)
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07/05/2019 10:51:02 AM PDT
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ETL
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