Extremely Rare 180-Million-Year-Old Giant “Sea Dragon” Fossil Discovered In UK
Joe Davis, the leader of the Rutland Water Conservation team, first came upon the fossil while he and a colleague were walking through a section of the reserve that was draining early last year.
He spotted what seemed to be clay tubes protruding from the dirt, but upon closer examination, he realized the pieces were vertebrae. He contacted local officials, and Lomax arrived shortly after to inspect the fossils.
A team of paleontologists meticulously unearthed the large and delicate skeleton over two weeks in August and September 2021 in a difficult operation. To safeguard the fossil, it was enclosed in wooden splints and plaster.
He spotted what seemed to be clay tubes protruding from the dirt, but upon closer examination, he realized the pieces were vertebrae. He contacted local officials, and Lomax arrived shortly after to inspect the fossils.
A team of paleontologists meticulously unearthed the large and delicate skeleton over two weeks in August and September 2021 in a difficult operation. To safeguard the fossil, it was enclosed in wooden splints and plaster.
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05 October 2023
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