The Liopleurodon was a pliosaur of the Jurassic period.
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The fossil of a gigantic ichthyosaur was recently discovered in the UK. It wasn’t the only creature lurking in the Jurassic oceans.
Around 66 million years ago, a huge rock from outer space (called an asteroid) smashed into the Earth.
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Dinosaurs ruled the Earth for about 180 million years. But around 66 million years ago, a huge rock from outer space (called an asteroid) smashed into the Earth. Then things got worse for dinosaurs.
We’re gonna need an even bigger boat.
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Megalodons are the latest Hollywood monster to leap out of the fossil record, but what else is lurking in prehistoric seas?
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The Natural History Museum’s ‘Dippy’ the diplodocus skeleton is about to be become a giant 3D jigsaw.