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New from Snet: Lithologs, a new tool to create lithological/sedimentological logs online..

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TEMNODONTOSAURUS CRASSIMANUS

Temnodontosaurus crassimanus This big beastie is the ichthyosaur, Temnodontosaurus crassimanus, who graced our ancient oceans 180 million years ago. The species was originally named by Richard Owen, the first superintendent of the Natural History Museum. Owen lived at the height of the gentleman scientist and it was Owen who first coined the name dinosaur. The fellow you see here is the Type

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