Yes, the Loch Ness Monster is a girl. At least the pliosaur that scientists been studying. This not-so-wee beastie resembles a thick necked Nessie, developed arthritis in her old age, proving that ancient creatures were prone to age-related illnesses just like we are.
This venerable old gal stretched 26 feet and had a 10-foot-long, crocodile-like head, short neck, whale-like body and four flippers. "This pliosaur, like many of its relatives, was truly huge," vertebrate paleontologist Michael Benton at the University of Bristol in England, tells LiveScience. "To stand beside its skull and realize that it is 3 meters long, and massive and heavy as it is, that it once functioned with muscles and blood vessels and nerves, is amazing. You can lie down inside its mouth."
No thanks. Lady Nessie also has 8 inch long teeth. She would normally be able to chow down on other Mesozoic creatures, but with that pesky arthritis,...
This venerable old gal stretched 26 feet and had a 10-foot-long, crocodile-like head, short neck, whale-like body and four flippers. "This pliosaur, like many of its relatives, was truly huge," vertebrate paleontologist Michael Benton at the University of Bristol in England, tells LiveScience. "To stand beside its skull and realize that it is 3 meters long, and massive and heavy as it is, that it once functioned with muscles and blood vessels and nerves, is amazing. You can lie down inside its mouth."
No thanks. Lady Nessie also has 8 inch long teeth. She would normally be able to chow down on other Mesozoic creatures, but with that pesky arthritis,...
- 5/17/2012
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