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Vanderbilt University: New Thalattosaur Species Discovered in Southeast Alaska
February 06, 2020
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Feb. 6 [TNSbiologyresearch] -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news on Feb. 5:

Researchers at the University of Alaska Fairbanks and Vanderbilt University have identified a new species of thalattosaur, a marine reptile that lived more than 200 million years ago.

A new paper, published today in the journal Scientific Reports, identifies the species as Gunakadeit joseeae [Guh-NOK-uh-date JOE-zee-ay]. The fossil, uncovered in Southeast Ala . . .

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