Fossil of 'real-life Loch Ness Monster' found in Antarctica - News Summed Up

Fossil of 'real-life Loch Ness Monster' found in Antarctica


Fossil hunters have found the remains of an enormous sea creature which bares an uncanny resemblance to the Loch Ness monster. Scroll down for videoFossil hunters have found the fossilised remains of an enormous sea creature which is being dubbed the real-life Loch Ness monster. In the Late Cretaceous, elasmosaurids grew as large as 11.5–12 m (38–39 ft), such as Styxosaurus, Albertonectes, and Thalassomedon. 'It's definitely an indication that toward the end of the Cretaceous, plesiosaurs managed to expand their feeding repertoire,' she said. The research is published in Cretaceous Research.


Source: Daily Mail June 11, 2019 11:57 UTC



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