It could be the largest marine reptile ever, icthyotitan severnensis. A giant of the Triassic age, says paleontologist Dean Lomax. His paper about the ancient creature was published this week, aided by an 11-year-old and her dad combing the sands of a beach in England. Host Carolyn Beeler has more details.
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