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flag An 11-year-old girl and her dad found fossils in 2020 that led to identifying a giant 82-foot ichthyosaur, Ichthyotitan severnensis, from the Late Triassic period.

flag An 11-year-old girl, Ruby Reynolds, and her father discovered fossil fragments on a Somerset beach in 2020, leading to the identification of Ichthyotitan severnensis, a new species of giant ichthyosaur estimated at 82 feet long—comparable to a blue whale. flag The find, confirmed by matching a 2016 fossil, revealed a massive predator from the Late Triassic period, adapted for open-ocean travel and feeding on fish and cephalopods. flag Scientists say the animal was still growing, suggesting it could have reached even greater size. flag The discovery, published in PLOS ONE, reshapes understanding of prehistoric marine ecosystems and highlights the fossil-rich potential of the Somerset coastline.

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