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Fossil shows plesiosaur gave birth not eggs
The 15 foot long plesiosaur fossil from Kansas reveals a fetus inside an adult, dated to 72 to 78 million years ago. Researchers F Robin O Keefe and Luis Chiappe uncovered the bones at Marshall University and the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. Geology professor Judy A Massare notes it is the first live birth evidence in plesiosaurs.
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Washington, D.C
Judy A. Massare
State University of New York
Brockport
Logan County
Kansas
F. Robin O’keefe
Marshall University
Huntington
W. Va
Natural History Museum of
Los Angeles County
Luis Chiappe
Science