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  • 180-million-year-old 'sea monster' found with skin and blubber [Ichthyosaur]

    12/06/2018 11:50:55 AM PST · by ETL · 24 replies
    FoxNews.com/Science ^ | Dec 6, 2018 | Chris Ciaccia
    The fossil of a 180-million-year-old ichthyosaur from the Jurassic era has been discovered and it contains evidence of blubber and skin, making the creature more similar to modern-day dolphins than previously thought. The team of researchers from North Carolina State University and Sweden’s Lund University used molecular and microstructural analysis to determine that the creature, described by National Geographic as a "sea monster," was likely warm-blooded and potentially could use its coloration to help it hide from predators. “Ichthyosaurs are interesting because they have many traits in common with dolphins, but are not at all closely related to those sea-dwelling...