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Gigantic new pliosaur find in the Artic. Can you imagine a creature 50 ft long?

The 150 million-year-old specimen was found on Spitspergen, in the Arctic island chain of Svalbard in 2006.

The Jurassic-era leviathan is one of 40 sea reptiles from a fossil “treasure trove” uncovered on the island.

Nicknamed “The Monster”, the immense creature would have measured 15m (50ft) from nose to tail.

Link: BBC News => Sea Reptile is biggest on record

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