Elasmosaurus platyurus

Rare fossil unearthed in Western Queensland

Artist rendition of a Elasmosaurus-platyurus. Source: Dmitry Bogdanov Scientists have unearthed a rare Jurassic era fossil of a plesiosaur in Western Queensland. The elasmosaur — a type of plesiosaur — is a marine reptile that is estimated to have existed nearly 100 million years ago. While a discovery like this is always rare, this find…