The creature is believed to be a type of pliosaur — fearsome predators that had huge skulls, giant teeth and a bite force more powerful than that of a Tyrannosaurus Rex.
The fossilized remains of a"truly gigantic" ancient sea monster have been discovered by chance in an English museum, revealing one of the largest carnivores to ever stalk the seas.
"It's wonderful to prove there was indeed a truly gigantic pliosaur species in the Late Jurassic seas," David Martill , a professor of palaeobiology at the University of Portsmouth in the U.K., said in a statement ."It wouldn't surprise me if one day we find some clear evidence that this monstrous species was even bigger." Martill came across the bones while looking through fossil drawers at Abingdon County Hall Museum in the U.K.
By laser scanning the fossils, Martill and his colleagues estimated they belonged to a fearsome sea monster that stretched from around 32 feet to 47 feet long, making it the largest pliosaur ever discovered. Prior to this, one of the largest known pliosaurs was Kronosaurus , which grew to between 33 to 36 feet long.
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