The discovery of the skull of a prehistoric sea monster has amazed England and to the international scientific community, since this vestige has revealed details that had never been accessed.
The BBC reported on the case through his documentary film “Attenborough and the Giant Sea Monster”, conducted by the renowned British scientific popularizer, Sir David Attenborough, which tells how this discovery He even won a Guinness World Records, It is the most complete skull that has been obtained from the marine species, it is 95% complete.
The discovery of the occurred in the Jurassic Coast in England, Philip Jacobs, He was the one who found the skull, who, although not a paleontologist, has always shown interest in searching for fossils. It is now on display at the Etches Collection museum in Kimmeridge, England.
What was the pliosaur like?
The fossil that was found consists of approximately 150 million, according to paleontologist David Martill, of the University of Portsmouth, explains this specimen was similar to a crocodile. It consisted of four fins and a relatively short tail.
According to topographic scans, Martill calculated that late Jurassic pliosaurs measured between 9.8 and 14.4 meters long. That is, some even reached the size of buildings, so their size was truly impressive.
We know that these pliosaurs were very fearsome animals that swam in the seas that covered Oxfordshire 145-152 million years ago. They had a huge skull with huge teeth that stuck out like daggers, as big, if not bigger, than a T. rex and certainly more powerful Martill assured.
The academic claims that pliosaurs were at the top of the marine chain and probably fed on ichthyosaurs, long-necked plesiosaurs and even smaller marine crocodiles.