Scientists marvel at the fossilised head of an underwater 'killing machine' from the Jurassic.

The skull of a colossal sea monster has been extracted from the cliffs of Dorset’s Jurassic Coast.

It belongs to a pliosaur, a ferocious marine reptile that terrorised the oceans about 150 million years ago.

The 2m-long fossil is one of the most complete specimens of its type ever discovered and is giving new insights into this ancient predator.

The skull will be featured in a special David Attenborough programme on BBC One on New Year’s Day.

  • tygerprints@kbin.social
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    11 months ago

    Oh yeah I realize that, I mean I’m not saying I truly believe (or do I) that there is such a thing as a Loch Ness creature. I guess I’d have to be nuts to believe there could by cryptozoological oddities out there like a Mothman or a Yeti.

    I guess I would pull a Mulder and say, “I want to believe.” Or do I. I’ve been in places where I’ve seen some things I couldn’t and wouldn’t ever try to explain. And I know others wouldn’t believe it anyway. Until it happens to you, and you see it yourself, you can’t believe such things could exist…

    But it’s the same way with Santa, if you think about it. I believe it because, I want to believe. And I get what you’re saying about population probability - if one such creature exists, others like it must also exist (and we’d probably have more proof by now).