The discovery of a giant 100 million-year-old marine reptile’s skeleton in Australia has been hailed by researchers as a breakthrough that may provide vital clues about prehistoric life.

An artistic rendering of a plesiosaur, an ancient marine predator that lived over 150 million years ago. (The Perot Museum of Nature and S) Although plesiosaurs evolved from land-dwelling animals ...

The discovery of a giant 100 million-year-old marine reptile's skeleton in Australia has been hailed by researchers as a breakthrough that may provide vital clues about prehistoric life.

Some plesiosaurs had long necks and reached lengths of over 50 feet from head to tail, ... this animal died and its carcass sank to the sea floor and it got nibbled on a little bit,” he said.

100 million-year-old plesiosaur skeleton discovery 'could hold the key' to prehistoric research ...

The discovery of a giant 100 million-year-old marine reptile's skeleton in Australia has been hailed by researchers as a breakthrough that may provide vital clues about prehistoric life.The ...

100 million-year-old plesiosaur skeleton discovery 'could hold the key' to prehistoric research. ... and often the head would break off when predators scavenged the carcass ...