'Weird,' sharp-nosed thalattosaur species identified from Alaska fossil
An iguana-like creature with a needle-sharp snout has been confirmed from a fossilized skeleton as a species of the marine reptile thalattosaur previously unknown to science that roamed the coast of what is now Alaska some 200 million years ago. [Source]
Publication Date:Origin: reuters.com
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