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A Secret Sea Monster Fossil Was Hidden in a Museum for 30 Years!

Saturday 15 August 2026 β€’ScienceDaily
A Secret Sea Monster Fossil Was Hidden in a Museum for 30 Years!

Photo: Matt Artz / Unsplash

Paleontologists [fossil scientists] just looked closely at some old bones found in Japan and realized they belong to a gigantic, ancient ocean predator called a mosasaur! Some of these jaw bones look so strange and unique that they might belong to a completely new species that nobody has ever seen before. Imagine what other prehistoric monsters are still waiting to be discovered in museum drawers!
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