Der "Seedrache von Rutland" ist insgesamt zehn Meter lang. Alleine sein Kopf hat die Größe eines erwachsenen Mannes und wiegt eine Tonne. | Heute.at

Der "Seedrache von Rutland" ist insgesamt zehn Meter lang. Alleine sein Kopf hat die Größe eines erwachsenen Mannes und wiegt eine Tonne.

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Download von www.picturedesk.com am 10.01.2022 (13:04). ACT action_36842758 -- The fossilised remains of BritainÄôs LARGEST ichthyosaur, commonly known as a Sea Dragon, have been found in Leicestershire The 180 million year-old ichthyosaur, nicknamed ÄòThe Rutland Sea DragonÄô, was discovered at Rutland Water Nature Reserve, which is owned and run by Anglian Water. .It is the biggest and most complete skeleton of its kind found to date in the UK and is also thought to be the first ichthyosaur of its species found in the country The remains were fully excavated earlier this year and will feature on BBC TwoÄôs Digging for Britain tomorrow (Jan 11) before being made available on BBC iPlayer. .The ichthyosaur was discovered by Joe Davis, Conservation Team Leader at Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust, who operates the nature reserve in partnership with the water company, during the routine draining of a lagoon island for re-landscaping at Rutland Water in February 2021. .Joe Davis said: ÄúThe find has been absolutely fascinating and a real career highlight, itÄôs great to learn so much from the discovery and to think that this amazing creature was once swimming in seas above us, and now once again Rutland Water is a haven for wetland wildlife albeit on a smaller scale!Äù.The ichthyosaur is approximately 180 million years old and, with a skeleton measuring around 10 metres in length and a skull weighing approximately one tonne, it is the most complete large ichthyosaur ever found in Britain. .Ichthyosaurs first appeared around 250 million years ago and went extinct 90 million years ago. They were an extraordinary group of marine reptiles that varied in size from 1 to more than 25 metres in length, and resembled dolphins in general body shape The fragile remains of the huge skeleton were carefully excavated in August and September 2021 by a team of expert palaeontologists assembled from around the UK, in pa - 20220110_PD1842 - Rechteinfo: Rights Managed (RM)