"11-Year-Old's Discovery Unearths Largest Marine Reptile Fossil"
TL;DR
An 11-year-old made a significant discovery by unearthing fossils of the largest known marine reptile, an Ichthyosaur measuring over 80 feet long, furthering paleontologists' understanding of this ancient creature. The finding has been detailed in a study published in the journal PLOS One, shedding light on the "giant fish lizard of the Severn sea."
- Jawbone fossil of a marine reptile is unearthed on a UK beach : Short Wave NPR
- An 11-Year-Old Girl's Fossil Find Is the Largest Known Ocean Reptile The New York Times
- 11-Year-Old Uncovers Fossils of Giant Ichthyosaur in England, the Largest Marine Reptile Ever Found, Scientists Say Smithsonian Magazine
- Giant, 82-foot lizard fish discovered on UK beach could be largest marine reptile ever found Livescience.com
- Father-daughter 202 million-year-old fossil find could be largest prehistoric marine reptile Fox Weather
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