Elasmosaur

ELASMOSAUR is an extinct marine reptile (a swan lizard) that lived in BC during the Cretaceous era (65–140 million years ago). In 1988 the fossil bones of a 10-m long specimen were found in rocks exposed along the PUNTLEDGE R near COURTENAY on VANCOUVER ISLAND. These Upper Cretaceous rocks have been dated at about 80 million years old. The fossil remains of 2 other types of ancient marine reptiles have been found in the same general area: a sea turtle (chelonioid) and a large crocodile-like...

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