Meet ‘Walt,’ the 80-million-year-old mosasaur named after the Texas teen who dug it up on the Canadian Prairie

Meet ‘Walt,’ the 80-million-year-old mosasaur named after the Texas teen who dug it up on the Canadian Prairie

Texas teen Walter Campbell wasn't sure what to make of pointy bits poking through Prairie dirt during a fossil hunt last month with his grandfather in southern Manitoba.But within moments it was clear to the experts huddled around the pair

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