130-Million-Year-Old Swordfish-Like Marine Reptile is a New Species

A marine reptile in Columbia dating back about 130 million years that looked like a swordfish has been identified as a new species. The well preserved skull that measured a meter in length (3.3 feet) was found by an international team of researchers from Canada, Germany, and Columbia. The newly identified species, which has been... Read more »

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