Massive marine skull larger than human body reveals Earth's first known giant animal

Researchers in Nevada have revealed a new species of a marine reptile which has a gigantic skull which is the same size of a humans body - the creature dates back to 246 million years ago



A shock discovery of a massive marine skull could represent the first giant animal to have first graced Earth, according to new research.

Scientists have found ancient fossils of a new species of the aquatic reptile named Cymbospondylus youngorum, which dates back to the early stages of the Age of Dinosaurs.

The astounding find was made in the Augusta Mountains in Nevada which revealed that the creature is a new type of ichthyosaur from around 246 million years ago.

Researchers were able to investigate after coming across a well-preserved skull that measured at a whopping 6.6 ft long, reports New Atlas.



The creature was able to grow at a fast pace and was able to dominate the seas for around 150 million years.

They varied in size but some of the largest stretched to over a staggering 20 m (65.6 ft) long, according to research published in the Journal Science.

It was reported that by the time it appeared in the Middle Triassic period, it could potentially have been the biggest animal our planet had ever witnessed up until that point.



Scientists said the earliest ichthyosaurs had only popped up around three million years before C. youngorum appeared which shows the rapid speed that the creature was able to evolve.

It is believed that they were able to pull off the mega stunt due to a sudden increase in their prey.

Researchers highlighted that the planet was hit by its worst-ever extinction episode around six million years earlier at the Permian Triassic boundary.

Source: https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/world-news/massive-marine-skull-larger-human-25884733

I laugh at scientists trying to save animals going through extinction....

Nature and evolution, change in weather and temperature, external invasion and universe would always make every specie including human evolve or face extinction

Wow I love science

Some people will want you to ignore such discoveries and limit your understanding of planet earth to Genesis chapter 1 & 2.

246 million years, 90 million years....

With this skull alone...

Skull miners in Nigeria would have retired...

Who knows whether skull miners are our uncelebrated archeologist?

How much time do we have left after 246 million years??

Damn

wow

Damnnn niggar
Isoright

Alfas in the Southwest over to you

This one can devour human being very easily

name checkers will surely be disappointed...

Coldshisha:
I laugh at scientists trying to save animals going through extinction....

Nature and evolution, change in weather and temperature, external invasion and universe would always make every specie including human evolve or face extinction

Evolve physically as humans?

Africans are still smarter than the whitemen

I saw this animal today in Nairaland ...

If you relate with anything called "marine", you will go to hellfaya. Be warned and be careful.

Lolz. Nigerians will come and bash them as usual. Once you mention million years ago like this,u don commit offense.

Hmmm. I wonder what some of us will feel watching videos of people like Neil deGrasse, Sam Harris, Stephen Fry etc on trying to interpret science with a religious lens.

I tall pass that skull joo

vinceyinnovation:
With this skull alone...

Skull miners in Nigeria would have retired...

Who knows whether skull miners are our uncelebrated archeologist?

Was expecting to read something like this nd boom!! I wasn't disappointed.

Make them keep that skull safe ooh ...

Wow, God created many Animals,some might still be unknown sef

Kharol1234:
I tall pass that skull joo

Me too�

gasparpisciotta:
How much time do we have left after 246 million years??

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Just imagine!

Yellowba people over to you.