Discovered 85 million year-old undersea typhoon

Found since 1991, however, until recently, new scientists agreed to identify exactly the 'name' of the sea.

In 1991, founders of the muzzle, skull and upper jaw of an organism were not identified in Smoky Hill Chalk, Kansas, USA.

At that time, with assistive technology still faced many limitations, scientists initially identified it as Platecarpus, a species belonging to the family (longan).

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It took many years for scientists to accurately identify the identity of the Tylosaurus ocean tyrant.

However, after years of research, experts believe that this sea monster is actually a Tylosaurus relative of Mosasaur. Adult Tylosaurus can grow to more than 15 meters in size, weighs more than 13 tons.

"FHSM Diagnostic Set VP-14845 identifies fossils after years of research showing that it is actually a Tylosaurus, " the researchers said.

Tylosaurus can be considered the 'tyrant' of the ocean when it has a swim speed of up to 50km / h and also because of its elongated body, it is easy to hide from giant enemies.

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Tylosaurus is considered the most powerful monster in the ocean 85 million years ago.

Tylosaurus possesses large jaws and strong teeth, the bones protruding right in front of the muzzle to concentrate all the stabbing force on the opponent. They can also be heard very well thanks to the special structure of the skull.

Tylosaurus evolved to be larger from 14m-15m with a weight of more than 10 tons and it made its opponents less and less extinct.

'Somehow, it was surprisingly well preserved until it was discovered ,' said Professor Takuya Konishi, the head of the archeology team, who said that the skeleton discovered each war. argue.