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100-million-year-old skeleton of sea reptile discovered

The elasmosaurus that is found in Australia, a plesiosaur that lived during the early Cretaceous period, is estimated to be around 100 million years old. The discovery of the fossil, which includes both the head and body of the elasmosaurus, is rare and could hold important clues to unlocking historical mysteries.

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100-million-year-old skeleton of sea reptile discovered

Australian paleontologists have discovered a complete skeleton of an ancient marine reptile, known as an elasmosaurus, in the Queensland desert.

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100-million-year-old skeleton of sea reptile discovered

The elasmosaurus, a plesiosaur that lived during the early Cretaceous period, is estimated to be around 100 million years old.

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100-million-year-old skeleton of sea reptile discovered

The discovery of the fossil, which includes both the head and body of the elasmosaurus, is rare and could hold important clues to unlocking historical mysteries.

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100-million-year-old skeleton of sea reptile discovered

The elasmosaurus lived in the Eromanga Sea, which covered much of Queensland during the early Cretaceous period.

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100-million-year-old skeleton of sea reptile discovered
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100-million-year-old skeleton of sea reptile discovered