2009-06-01 – Lyme Regis, UK: trovato un nuovo Plesiosauro (new Plesiosaur)
Info in italiano: LaRepubblica
————————————————————————————————————–
Found: The Loch Ness monster –
that lived in the English Channel and died more than 200million years ago
By Eddie Wrenn
Last updated at 8:46 AM on 01st June 2009
- Comments (27)
- Add to My Stories
It roamed the English channel more than 200 million years ago.
And now the prehistoric monster has surfaced once more – in the limestone of Lyme Regis’s famous ‘Jurassic Coast’.
Excited archaeologists discovered the Loch Ness-style creature on the beach and have spent months piecing together a giant jigsaw composed of dozens of old bones to reveal the 12ft-long plesiosaur.
The Plesiosaur was discovered by archeologists at Monmouth beach in Lyme Regis – known as England’s ‘Jurassic coast’
The marine reptile hunted the oceans with a long thin neck and tail, four large flippers and razor-sharp teeth.
It existed during the Jurassic period about 150 to 200 million years ago when what is now the Channel was a shallow, tropical sea.
The remains were discovered by fossil hunter Tracey Marler under rocks on Monmouth Beach near Lyme Regis, Dorset.
She first found a single bone in limestone. She and partner Chris Moore, an expert in fossils, returned to the scene and they found four more bones.
As experts examined the bones in detail, they were surprised to see teeth marks from where a predator dinosaur would have feasted on the carcass of the ‘lake monster’.
After further excavation about 150 vertebrae bones and parts of its skull and jaw, with one tooth remaining, were uncovered.
Mr Moore said: ‘It came out in pieces but you could clearly see how it looked.
‘The tail bone was in position, and some of the back bones were completely in place where they should be and the neck bone was there as well.
‘You could see some of the bones had actually been chewed up a bit.
‘There are teeth marks and you can see how the skeleton had been torn apart by some other nasty marine reptile.’
Mr Moore added: ‘Their predator would have been the ichthyosaur which was carnivorous.’
Natural England worked closely with the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site team to carefully extract the fossils.
The alternative of leaving it could have led to it being destroyed by ill-informed collectors or eventually being washed away and eroded by the sea.
Richard Edmonds, science manager for the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site, said: ‘There was a risk that we could have damaged the pavement by the act of removing the fossil.
‘Plesiosaur remains are rare. There are only 10 known examples of complete or even partial skeletons of this species.
‘I have been doing this for 30-odd years and I have only ever found the odd bone.
‘The specimen could not have been in a more sensitive location, in the famous and iconic ammonite pavement.’
It is hoped the skeleton, which is 70 per cent complete, will go on public display at the Lyme Regis Museum.
source: dailymail.co.uk
Al momento, non c'è nessun commento.
DinoStampNews
- 2008 Romania
- Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year !!!!
- Italy 2008 – Annullo filatelico: Trentennale del Gruppo Umbro Mineralogico Paleontologico
- FossilsPictures: my other paleo-blog
- Germany 2008 – Serie “Für die Jugend” : Dinosaurier
- Greenland 2008 – Fossils in Greenland
- Namibia 2008 – Ediacaran Fossils of Namibia
- Coming soon
- France 2008 – Animaux de la Préhistoire (Prehistoric animals)
- China 2007 ? – Microraptor gui
Articoli recenti
- 2009-07-20 – Chiba, Japan: Dinosaur show
- 2009-07-17 – USA: Terizinosaur, Nothronychus graffami
- 2009-07-13 – New Theropod: Kemkemia auditorei (Cau & Maganuco, 2009)
- 2009-07-12 – Australia: World’s Oldest Dinosaur Burrow
- 2009-07-09 – Scoperti i più grandi denti di dinosauro (Spain, biggest dinosaurs teeth) UPDATED
Top Posts
Top Clicks
- Nessuno.
Le Scienze – Paleontologia
- Si è verificato un errore; probabilmente il feed non è attivo. Riprovare più tardi.
Sciencedaily – paleontology
- Human activity is making it harder for scientists to interpret oceans' past
- Did a magnetic field collapse trigger the emergence of animals?
- Rock solid evidence: Angola geology reveals prehistoric split between South America and Africa
- Revised dating of the Liujiang skeleton renews understanding of human occupation of China
- The double-fanged adolescence of saber-toothed cats
- T. Rex not as smart as previously claimed
- Researchers find oldest undisputed evidence of Earth's magnetic field
- Fossil frogs share their skincare secrets
- Ice age climate analysis reduces worst-case warming expected from rising CO2
- Paleontologists unearth what may be the largest known marine reptile
National Geo. – Paleontology
- Si è verificato un errore; probabilmente il feed non è attivo. Riprovare più tardi.
RSS: Discovery Ch. – Paleontology
- Si è verificato un errore; probabilmente il feed non è attivo. Riprovare più tardi.
Dinosaurnews
- Si è verificato un errore; probabilmente il feed non è attivo. Riprovare più tardi.
Eureka! – Paleontolgy e Arch.
- Researchers name a new species of reptile from 212 million years ago
- 13th century Maya codex, long shrouded in controversy, proves genuine
- Similarities found between how ancient and modern fish survived youth
- Genetics of African KhoeSan populations maps to Kalahari Desert geography
- Browsing antelope turned ancient African forests into grassy savanna ecosystems
- A rare small specimen discovered from the age of flying giants
- New species of pterosaur discovered in Patagonia
- UT study cracks coldest case: How the most famous human ancestor died
- One of the most significant Etruscan discoveries in decades names female goddess Uni
- New tiny species of extinct Australian marsupial lion named after Sir David Attenborough
SVP
- Si è verificato un errore; probabilmente il feed non è attivo. Riprovare più tardi.
Nature – Paleontology
- Si è verificato un errore; probabilmente il feed non è attivo. Riprovare più tardi.
Blog ITA – Theropoda
- A cosa serve studiare i dinosauri?
- Spectrovenator: primitivo o immaturo?
- Il Paradosso di Russell: dove sono i dinosauri intelligenti?
- The Rise of the Tyrannies, the Fall of the Nursery Clades, and the Theropod Theory of Everything
- Il film più politicamente corretto della storia
- Sei bellissima anche struccata
- Trocosmogonia [Recensione di "Tempo Profondo" di Troco, Manucci, Maganuco, Ambasciano, 2024]
- Theropoda alla radio ed un pensiero sullo scorrere del tempo
- In lode del Jurassic Trash
- L'oggettiva inconsistenza pratica dell'Antropocene
Blog ENG – Palaeoblog
- Palaeoblog Now At Facebook.com/Palaeoblog
- Palaeoblog Now on Facebook
- Published This Day: Steno Recognizes Fossils as The Remains of Once Living Animals
- Mendel's 1st Paper Published & Ignored
- Born This Day: G. Hardy
- Born This Day: Mary Leakey
- Born This Day: Sir Arthur Keith
- Born This Day: Raymond: Dart
- Born This Day: Gideon Mantell
- Died This Day: Ernst Mayr
Blog ENG – SVPOW
- Si è verificato un errore; probabilmente il feed non è attivo. Riprovare più tardi.
Fossilien-news
- Zu Hause entspannen: Die besten Tipps
- Budgetfreundlich verreisen: Clevere Strategien für preiswerte Hotelunterkünfte
- Verbessertes Internet für Europa: Interessante Vorschläge durch die EU-Kommission
- IT-Sicherheit im Unternehmen: Bewährte Maßnahmen im Überblick
- Demografischer Wandel in Deutschland: Deutsche werden immer älter
- Ordnung im E-Mail-Postfach: Darauf kommt es an
- Statistisches Bundesamt: Rund drei Millionen Deutsche waren noch nie online
- Finanzielle Freiheit auf Rädern: Ein Leitfaden für die erste Fahrzeugfinanzierung
- Rekordverdächtige Entwicklung: Goldpreis immer höher
- Von der Idee zum Druck: Leitfaden für Bücher-Blogger
SpringerLink – Paleontology
- Foods to Avoid to Lose Weight
- The Most Overlooked Services To Help You Stay Healthy
- How to Create an Online Shopify Dropshipping Store with AI?
- How Retailers Can Use Wholesale Jewelry to Tap into Niche Markets
- Boku No Hero Academia Manga Online: Deku’s Power in Chapter 422
- My Hero Academia Manga 399: Aoyama’s Resurgence
- Starbucks Japan Stanley: Japan’s Must-Have Tote Bag Style
- Keto Health in Every Bite: A Morning Feast of Flavorful Delights
- Creating an Unforgettable Graduation Party for Your Child
- AI and the Democratization of Music Creation
Springer – Earth an Environment
- Foods to Avoid to Lose Weight
- The Most Overlooked Services To Help You Stay Healthy
- How to Create an Online Shopify Dropshipping Store with AI?
- How Retailers Can Use Wholesale Jewelry to Tap into Niche Markets
- Boku No Hero Academia Manga Online: Deku’s Power in Chapter 422
- My Hero Academia Manga 399: Aoyama’s Resurgence
- Starbucks Japan Stanley: Japan’s Must-Have Tote Bag Style
- Keto Health in Every Bite: A Morning Feast of Flavorful Delights
- Creating an Unforgettable Graduation Party for Your Child
- AI and the Democratization of Music Creation
Commenti recenti
- noemi su Scelidosauro esposto al museo di Bristol (Gran Bretagna)
- Andrea su 2009-02-02 – Bologna Mineral Show
- oreste su 2009-07-20 – Chiba, Japan: Dinosaur show
- marco su 2009-04-05 – Rivalta, IM ITA: “Mostra di minerali, fossili e pietre dure
- RITA su 2009-04-26 – Lyuba, tha baby Mammoth, on NG channel
Lascia un commento