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Pannoniasaurus inexpectatus: Worlds first freshwater mosasaur

Scientific American - Posted: December 19th, 2012, 5:12pm EST

[caption id=attachment_660 align=alignnone width=600 caption=Skeletal anatomy of the first freshwater mosasaur, Pannoniasaurus inexpectatus, found in Hungary. Credit: Makadi L, Caldwell MW, Osi A (2012)] [/caption]Fossilised bones of a new species of mosasaur have been unearthed in Hungary, providing the first evidence that these giant, aquatic lizards lived in both freshwater and marine environments. a href=http://www.scientificamerican.com/blog/post.cfm?id=pannoniasaurus-inexpectatus-worlds-first-freshwater-mosasaur-found[More]/a

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