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Skull of Giant Sea Monster Discovered

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One of the largest fossils ever discovered.

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Scientists in England have discovered the skull of a sea creature big enough to have eaten a Tyrannosaurus Rex. An 8-foot skull has been discovered in Dorset, England of an estimated 54-foot pilosaur, a type of aquatic reptile that resided in seas near modern-day Britain 150 million years ago. The skull was found protruding from the side of a cliff on what is known as the Jurassic Coast. The pilosaur is one of the largest fossils ever discovered.

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