This is the first complete skeleton of a Plesiosaurus!
Plesiosaurs were like the Tyrannosaurus rex of the oceans, "except its head is much bigger. About 2 meters [6.5 feet] long, compared to about 1.6 meters [5.25 feet] for Tyrannosaurus rex."
Watch video here: (Norwegian language)
http://www.dagbladet.no/kunnskap/2007/02/13/491896.html
In the video, it is said that the fossilised Plesiosaurus head found at Svalbard, is possibly as large as 3 metres in length.
News in English:
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,218012,00.html
http://www.nhm.uio.no/pliosaurus/english/index.html
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Wow! Thanks for sharing! Wonderfully preserved! I've got to get me one of those ... I only found a small Neolithic axe, which is now in Brasil, sadly... ( jumping from paleontology to archeology )... Oh... to be the next Vassil Dobrev ( well, female version )... just dreaming...
There's probably more undiscovered creatures at the bottom depths of the ocean that never will see the light of day let alone the pages of science books.
sweet.
If I discovered the neanderthals first I'd name them Homo mercuryi just because of the big teeth.