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Researchers from the University of Oslo recently discovered what they believe to be the first complete skeleton of a short-necked plesiosaur, a prehistoric marine reptile the size of a bus:

Professor Jørn Harald Hurum said the voracious plesiosaurs were like the Tyrannosaurus Rex of the oceans, “except its head is much bigger. About 2 meters (6.5 feet) long, compared to about 1.6 meters (5.25 feet) for Tyrannosaurus Rex.”

The University’s Natural History Museum said the reptile was “as long as a bus, with teeth larger than cucumbers ... in a head that could swallow an adult human whole.”

The research team will return to Svalbard to continue their work next year. Keep reading for the full article from the Associated Press…