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Dream - Recently the skeleton of one of the prehistoric sea reptiles, namely Pliosaurus, was successfully discovered. Quoted from BBC, the colossal sea monster fossil was taken from a cliff on the Jurassic Coast of Dorset.
When found, this fossil was 2 meters long and its entire skeleton was complete and nothing was missing. This makes Pliosaurus one of the most complete specimens of its kind ever found and provides new insights into this ancient predator. In addition, the condition of the skeleton is still beautifully preserved and very large. According to Steve Etches, a local paleontologist, there is no other specimen elsewhere that can match it.
He said to BBC News.
"lanjutnya" translates to "continued" in English.
Skull of Pliosaurus has 130 long and sharp teeth. In fact, those teeth can kill in a single bite.
Interestingly, if observed more closely, on the back of each tooth is marked with a smooth groove. This helps the Pliosaurus when it wants to penetrate the flesh and then quickly pull it out like a dagger. "This animal is so big that I thought it would be able to effectively prey on anything unlucky enough to be in its place," said Dr. Andre Rowe from the University of Bristol. Not only that, the Pliosaurus has a length of 10 to 12 meters, as well as four strong fin-like feet to propel itself at high speeds.
So it's no wonder that this animal is dubbed as the greatest killing machine and a terrifying sea reptile that ruled the ocean around 150 million years ago. "I am confident that this is like the T. rex underwater," added Dr. Andre Rowe.
Paleobiologist, Professor Emily Rayfield, has examined a large circular-shaped hole at the back of the head. These holes provide information about the size of the muscles that control the jaw of the Pliosaurus and the force generated when its mouth closes and crushes its prey. At its peak, this force reaches around 33,000 newtons. By comparison, the strongest jaws in living animals are found in saltwater crocodiles, at around 16,000 newtons.
The newly discovered specimen displays characteristics that indicate it is equipped with several very sharp and beneficial senses.
In its snout, there are several small holes that may function as glandular spots to help detect changes in water pressure produced by potential prey. At the top of its head, there is a hole that will become the parietal eye, or third eye. This eye is sensitive to light and may have a role in helping the specimen find other animals, especially when the Pliosaurus emerges from deep and murky waters.
Paleontologist Steve Etches and Phil Jacobs accidentally discovered the tip of the pliosaurus snout located in the pebble beach while they were walking along the coastline near Kimmeridge Bay in the famous Jurassic Coast in southern England.
The search for other frameworks began by exploring the cliffs using a drone. After they were found, they started extracting fossils from the rocks while relying on a rope from the collapsed cliff that was 15 meters above the beach. Report: Halwa Nadiyah Rosadi
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