BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Sea reptile is biggest on record: "A fossilised 'sea monster' unearthed on an Arctic island is the largest marine reptile known to science, Norwegian scientists have announced.
The 150 million-year-old specimen was found on Spitspergen, in the Arctic island chain of Svalbard, in 2006.
The Jurassic-era leviathan is one of 40 sea reptiles from a fossil 'treasure trove' uncovered on the island.
Nicknamed 'The Monster', the immense creature would have measured 15m (50ft) from nose to tail."
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