Fossil discovered over 100 years ago in Fernie, B.C., identified as new species

Fossil discovered over 100 years ago in Fernie, B.C., identified as new species

An ichthyosaur fossil discovered near Fernie, B.C., which has been sitting in an Ottawa museum for more than a century, was recently identified as a new species by a team of scientists.  The Fernatator prenticei is a marine predator that looked similar to a

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