Fossil Hunters Unearth Enormous Jaws and Teeth of 180-Million-Year-Old Predatory Sea Reptile: The Ichthyosaur

Fossil Hunters Unearth Enormous Jaws and Teeth of 180-Million-Year-Old Predatory Sea Reptile: The Ichthyosaur
(Illustration - Dotted Yeti/Shutterstock); INSET: Courtesy of Mark Kemp
Michael Wing
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While scouring the glacial till that comprises England’s eastern coastal cliffs, a pair of Yorkshire fossil hunters made a colossal discovery some 180 million years in the making.

Late last summer, Mark Kemp, 34, a self-taught, professional fossil finder and preparator, and a friend who shares the pastime were exploring the rugged cliffline of Holderness, northwest of Hull, between the towns of Mappleton and Cowden.

Michael Wing
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