Re: oldest and most complete plesiosaur fossil

[Hammer <hammeris1@bellsouth.net>]

Direct link to avoid the propoganda:

http://www.thedailygreen.com/environmental-news/latest/oil-sands-fossil-47032008

By "oldest" they refer to the oldest found in THESE SANDS -
not the chronologically-evolutionary oldest critter.


> > Does anyone know what is that 75-foot-long ichthyosaur?
>
> *Shonisaurus sikanniensis*.
>
> That is, under the assumption that 75 ft are 23 m. I haven't 
> bothered to check that. But Nicholls did participate in the 
> description of that species, and it's by far the biggest one known 
> so far.


It is truly impressive to view the Shonisaurus fossil from the air
to get  a real perspective on just how huge these beasties were.