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Japan's first mosasaur premaxilla fossil hints at a new species

A research team from Okayama University of Science, Tokyo City University, the Natural History Museum, Kishiwada City (Osaka Prefecture), and other institutions has identified four previously unrecognized fossil bones from a rock…

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Researchers have discovered four previously unidentified fossil bones in a rock containing mosasaur remains in Japan. These bones, specifically a premaxilla, suggest the possibility of a new mosasaur species.

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