Image Gallery: Ancient Monsters of the Sea
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Predator X
The new analysis shows P. funkei had proportionally longer front paddles than other pliosaurs, as well as slightly different vertebrae shape and different spacing of teeth within the jaw.
Plesiosaur
Dolphinlike reptiles called plesiosaurs also swam these ancient seas.
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