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Jaw fossil from English beach belongs to monstrous marine reptile

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A jawbone fossil found on a rocky English beach belongs to one of the biggest marine animals on record, a type of seagoing reptile called an ichthyosaur that scientists estimated at up to 85 feet (26 meters) long - approaching the size of a blue whale. [Source]

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Source: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/scienceNews/~3/jZ0Is98M02Q/jaw-fossil-from-english-beach-belongs-to-monstrous-marine-reptile-idUSKBN1HG2YA