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Giant 2.7-Meter Predator Identified From Fossil Abandoned in Arctic for Decades

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A fossil left on a remote Arctic island in 1948 has revealed Arctobatrachus urdensis, a previously unknown Triassic predator. Researchers estimate that it reached about 2.7 meters (8.9 feet), making it the largest known plagiosaurid. The findings were published in Papers in Palaeontology, a peer-reviewed journal focused on paleontology and the study of ancient life. […]

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