Mystery of 'very odd' elasmosaur finally solved: fiercely predatory marine reptile is new species

ScienceDaily
May 23, 2025, 12:06 pm710 ptsHotTop
A group of fossils of elasmosaurs -- some of the most famous in North America -- have just been formally identified as belonging to a 'very odd' new genus of the sea monster, unlike any previously known. This primitive 85-million-year-old, 12 meter-long, fiercely predatory marine reptile is unlike any…

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