microrobert
07-27-2013, 06:52 PM
Giant 52-Foot Fish That Lived 160 Million Years Ago Discovered, Mesozoic Leedsichthys a Prehistoric Monster Fish
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Scientists believe they have discovered a giant fish that grew up to 52ft long - longer than an Olympic-sized swimming pool.
Researchers from the University of Bristol have come upon quite a "fishy" discovery: a giant, bony fish that grew up to 52-feet long and lived 160 million years ago, the Daily Mail (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2373791/Leedsichthys-Scientists-discover-52ft-fish-weighed-double-decker-buses.html) reports.
The Leedsichthys fish, or "leeds fish," is named after fossil collector Alfred Nicholson Leeds, who first discovered the massive fish in 1886 in England. The Leedsichthys was a filter-feeder that swam the Mesozoic seas for over 100 million years, from the middle of the Jurassic period to the end of the Cretaceous.
Giant 52-Foot Fish That Lived 160 Million Years Ago Discovered, Mesozoic Leedsichthys a Prehistoric Monster Fish (PHOTOS) : News : Headlines & Global News (http://www.hngn.com/articles/8387/20130723/giant-52-foot-fish-lived-160-million-years-ago-discovered.htm)
http://images.hngn.com/data/images/full/8128/leedsichthys.png?w=600
Scientists believe they have discovered a giant fish that grew up to 52ft long - longer than an Olympic-sized swimming pool.
Researchers from the University of Bristol have come upon quite a "fishy" discovery: a giant, bony fish that grew up to 52-feet long and lived 160 million years ago, the Daily Mail (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2373791/Leedsichthys-Scientists-discover-52ft-fish-weighed-double-decker-buses.html) reports.
The Leedsichthys fish, or "leeds fish," is named after fossil collector Alfred Nicholson Leeds, who first discovered the massive fish in 1886 in England. The Leedsichthys was a filter-feeder that swam the Mesozoic seas for over 100 million years, from the middle of the Jurassic period to the end of the Cretaceous.
Giant 52-Foot Fish That Lived 160 Million Years Ago Discovered, Mesozoic Leedsichthys a Prehistoric Monster Fish (PHOTOS) : News : Headlines & Global News (http://www.hngn.com/articles/8387/20130723/giant-52-foot-fish-lived-160-million-years-ago-discovered.htm)