@BonesOfTheMoon to News • 2 months agoFossils found in Somerset by girl, 11, ‘may be of largest-ever marine reptile’.www.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square3arrow-up193arrow-down10cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected][email protected]
arrow-up193arrow-down1external-linkFossils found in Somerset by girl, 11, ‘may be of largest-ever marine reptile’.www.theguardian.com@BonesOfTheMoon to News • 2 months agomessage-square3cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected][email protected]
minus-squareFlying Squidlink8•2 months agoAnother news site called it a ‘fish lizard’ which made me laugh.
minus-square@Boddhisatvalink7•2 months agoThis is a type of ichthyosaur which is derived from ancient Greek meaning fish-lizard. It’s also a part of the formal name for this new species. The team have named the species Ichthyotitan severnensis, meaning “giant fish lizard of the Severn”.
minus-squareFlying Squidlink3•2 months agoOkay, fair enough, but it’s not like they say “new thunder lizard fossil discovered…”
Another news site called it a ‘fish lizard’ which made me laugh.
This is a type of ichthyosaur which is derived from ancient Greek meaning fish-lizard. It’s also a part of the formal name for this new species.
Okay, fair enough, but it’s not like they say “new thunder lizard fossil discovered…”