Morden paleontologists unearth huge fish fossil
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This article was published 16/07/2010 (5901 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
MORDEN, Manitoba–The Canadian Fossil Discovery Centre unearthed its catch of the day: a giant, 80-million-year-old fish fossil.
Paleontologists working at one of the centre’s dig sites on the Manitoba Escarpment have found massive Xiphactinus jaw bones, with part of a flipper belong to a mosasaur – a giant marine reptile – wedged in between them.
Xiphactinus was a voracious predator that swam 80 million years ago in the western interior seaway. The specimen found by the centre is between 18 and 20 feet long, making it the largest in the museum’s collection of prehistoric fish fossils.
It’s caught the attention of the Discovery Channel’s Daily Planet producers. They were at the site of the Xiphactinus find earlier this week.
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Updated on Friday, July 16, 2010 5:30 PM CDT: Corrects typo