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215-Million-Year-Old, Sharp-Nosed Sea Creature Was Among the Last of Its Kind

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Smithsonian

Publication Date
2020-03-05

Researchers gave the marine reptile the genus name Gunakadeit in honor of a sea monster from Tlingit oral history. As the frigid Alaskan waters lapped at his heels, Patrick Druckenmiller repositioned his saw against the algae-dappled rock.

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https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/215-million-year-old-sharp-nosed-marine-reptile-was-among-last-its-kind-180974276/