Plesiosaur

2022 - 12 - 7

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Image courtesy of "Hawkesbury Gazette"

Plesiosaur fossil in outback Queensland likened to Rosetta Stone (Hawkesbury Gazette)

In an Australian first, the complete skeleton of an ancient plesiosaur, or extinct marine reptile, was discovered at a sprawling remote property in the McKinlay ...

We now hold the only head and body of an Australian elasmosaur in the world, and this significant find will contribute greatly to vital research into Queensland's Cretaceous past.- Queensland Museum Network CEO Dr Jim Thompson "We now hold the only head and body of an Australian elasmosaur in the world, and this significant find will contribute greatly to vital research into Queensland's Cretaceous past," Dr Thompson said. The recovery was led by Queensland Museum Network Senior Scientist Dr Espen Knutsen, who said the remains were the first known head and body of an Australian elasmosaur to be held in a museum collection.

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Image courtesy of "Greek Herald"

Christina Chiotakis helps discover Australia's first complete ... (Greek Herald)

Australia has discovered for the first time a complete plesiosaur fossil in outback Queensland, ABC News has reported. Among the four-person specialist team ...

The Greek Australian packaged the individual bones in bubble wrap, plaster and wet toilet paper. [ told ABC News ](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-12-07/fossil-discovery-queensland-museum-townsville-plesiosaur/101735306?utm_medium=social&utm_content=sf262578973&utm_campaign=abc_australia&utm_source=m.facebook.com&sf262578973=1&fbclid=IwAR18RpeAZ1zim7T6DAsA5fke_l5NPiVG7zNErRaCVVPYxOQPZKAkpnaN6AA)that finding the plesiosaur “was absolutely phenomenal.” [ABC News has reported.](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-12-07/fossil-discovery-queensland-museum-townsville-plesiosaur/101735306?utm_medium=social&utm_content=sf262578973&utm_campaign=abc_australia&utm_source=m.facebook.com&sf262578973=1&fbclid=IwAR18RpeAZ1zim7T6DAsA5fke_l5NPiVG7zNErRaCVVPYxOQPZKAkpnaN6AA)

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