Found a marine reptile of 85 million years

Scientific field

Biology

Date

16-2-15

Source

http://ccaa.elpais.com/ccaa/2015/02/15/madrid/1424027404_466634.html

Summary

The skeletal remains of a reptile 85 million years ago have been found in the town of Pinilla del Valle (205 inhabitants), in the middle of Madrid mountains. This fossil saurian is the oldest I found so far in the Community. In fact, this extinct species have only been recorded four findings in the world. Although he lived in the Cretaceous, dominated by large lizards period was, this marine specimen only reached two meters in length. His scientific nomination is Carentonosaurus, in honor of the Charente region (France), where it was first discovered in the nineties of the last century.

Opinion

It's amazing how dinosaurs of a 100 millions of years ago can be discovered now, and also we can know of what period of the prehistorical era had they lived because of science. I'm impressed of dinosaurs and the evolution of the animals and more interesed in if this huge aquatic monsters could live. Due to science we can know more about them and I'm sure plenty of prehistorical animals and mysterious (huge) animals from the seabed have to be discovered.

Glossary

Saurian: Any of various vertebrates of the group Sauria, which includes most of the diapsids, such as the dinosaurs, lizards, snakes, crocodilians, and birds. Sauria was formerly a suborder consisting of the lizards.

Cretaceous: Of, relating to, or being the period of geologic time from about 146 to 66 million years ago, the third and most recent period of the Mesozoic Era. The Cretaceous Period is characterized by the formation of modern continents from the supercontinent Pangaea and by the development of flowering plants. The Period ended with the sudden extinction of the dinosaurs and many other forms of life.