Ancient deep-sea vampire squid found clutching its last prey after 183 million years is new species, study reveals
She and her father, Justin Reynolds, stumbled across the piece while fossil hunting at the seaside village Blue Anchor.
"When I found the back part of the jaw, I was thrilled because that is one of the defining parts of Paul's earlier discovery." "This new specimen is more complete, better preserved, and shows that we now have two of these giant bones - called a surangular - that have a unique shape and structure.He added: "I was highly impressed that Ruby and Justin correctly identified the discovery as another enormous jawbone from an ichthyosaur.
It wiped out roughly three-quarters of our planet’s plant and animal species around 66million years ago
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