New thalattosaur species discovered in Southeast Alaska

Wednesday, February 5, 2020 - 09:21 in Biology & Nature

Researchers at the University of Alaska Fairbanks and Vanderbilt University have identified a new species of thalattosaur, a marine reptile that lived more than 200 million years ago. A new paper, published today in the journal Scientific Reports, identifies the species as Gunakadeit joseeae [Guh-NOK-uh-date JOE-zee-ay]. The fossil, uncovered in Southeast Alaska in 2011, is the […]

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