SCIENTISTS have hailed the largest and most complete fossil “sea dragon” ever discovered in the UK.
Experts found the 30ft skeleton of the dolphin-like ichthyosaur in Rutland Water, Rutland.
It is 180million years old.
They grow to 82ft (25 metres).
The first ichthyosaurs, which are called sea dragons because they tend to have very large teeth and eyes, were discovered by fossil hunter and palaeontologist Mary Anning in the early 19th century.
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Giant 30ft ‘sea dragon’ from 180 MILLION years ago discovered in East Midlands
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