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This battered Jurassic sea giant held on against the odds, and its fossil hints at an unexpected survival strategy

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This battered Jurassic sea giant held on against the odds, and its fossil hints at an unexpected survival strategy
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A fossil discovery in Mistelgau, Northern Bavaria, Germany, reveals that the last representatives of the giant ichthyosaurs of the genus Temnodontosaurus survived longer in the Southwest German Basin than previously thought. The Early Jurassic marine reptile is exceptionally well-preserved.

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