Elasmosaur Traskasaura!
July 26, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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Hey folks,
we've got a description of a new species of #elasmosaur - Traskasaura sandrae - found in rocks of British Columbia. It had crushing teeth, and a shell fragment was found in the mouth, so It may have eaten ammonites
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Hey folks,
we've got a description of a new species of #elasmosaur - Traskasaura sandrae - found in rocks of British Columbia. It had crushing teeth, and a shell fragment was found in the mouth, so It may have eaten ammonites
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A name for the Provincial Fossil of British Columbia: a strange new elasmosaur taxon from the Santonian of Vancouver Island
The first elasmosaurid skeleton from the Haslam Formation (Upper Santonian) of the Nanaimo Group (Late Cretaceous) on Vancouver Island was first described in 2002, and has recently been declared th...
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July 18, 2025 at 3:52 AM
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🦴Mysterious elasmosaur skeleton from the Cretaceous of Vancouver Island has been named as Traskasaura sandrae
Read the article by O'Keefe et al. in JSP: buff.ly/DeWve85
Mandible of the 85 million year old marine giant shown in dorsal view with artistic impression by Robert O. Clark #FossilFriday
Read the article by O'Keefe et al. in JSP: buff.ly/DeWve85
Mandible of the 85 million year old marine giant shown in dorsal view with artistic impression by Robert O. Clark #FossilFriday
July 4, 2025 at 10:02 AM
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I’m on a dinosaur field trip today with the child, and the fellow leading the field trip is the twin brother of the fellow who found the first Traskasaura sandrae. (!) [https://www.ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/article/fierce-looking-bc-fossil-confirmed-as-new-genus-days-after-death-of-discoverer/]
June 20, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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Traskasaura sandrae, a 12-meter plesiosaur with unique shoulder and flipper structures, likely hunted by diving. It was not the apex predator and died during the mass extinction.
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Scientists finally solve bizarre 40-year-old sea monster mystery — BBC Science Focus Magazine
This creature was unlike anything scientists had seen before. Now we know what it was May 23, 2025 A bizarre ancient marine reptile has been formally identified – decades after its fossils were first ...
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June 16, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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🦖 Daily Paleo 🦖; Traskasaura sandrae
From Late Cretaceous British Columbia, "Sandra's Trask lizard" is a newly described 12 meter elasmosaur whose remains were found 30 years ago. It sports crushing teeth, and a unique combination of basal and derived traits
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From Late Cretaceous British Columbia, "Sandra's Trask lizard" is a newly described 12 meter elasmosaur whose remains were found 30 years ago. It sports crushing teeth, and a unique combination of basal and derived traits
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June 3, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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Driven up from the deep by two juvenile Traskasaura, and bombarded from above by a Pteranodon, a small group of baitfish try to hide behind Hilda, but their "protection" will only slow down the inevitable
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June 2, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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Giant 85 million-year-old mystery sea monster fossil finally identified. A brand new species of elasmosaur named Traskasaura sandrae has been identified from three specimens found on Vancouver Island. #paleontology
Giant 85 million-year-old mystery sea monster fossil finally identified
A brand new species of elasmosaur named Traskasaura sandrae has been identified from three specimens found on Vancouver Island.
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June 1, 2025 at 11:14 AM
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Traskasaura sandrae is a "very odd" mix of primitive and derived traits.
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Fossils found in North America reveal new species of 'very odd' sea monster: Scientists
A prehistoric sea monster never-before-known to man was hunting prey in North America 85 million years ago, fossils found decades ago in Canada reveal.
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June 1, 2025 at 8:54 AM
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Traskasaura sandrae is a "very odd" mix of primitive and derived traits.
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Fossils found in North America reveal new species of 'very odd' sea monster: Scientists
A prehistoric sea monster never-before-known to man was hunting prey in North America 85 million years ago, fossils found decades ago in Canada reveal.
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May 31, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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Traskasaura sandrae is a "very odd" mix of primitive and derived traits.
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Fossils found in North America reveal new species of 'very odd' sea monster: Scientists
A prehistoric sea monster never-before-known to man was hunting prey in North America 85 million years ago, fossils found decades ago in Canada reveal.
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May 31, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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Fossils from an 85-million-year-old marine reptile, previously described using the generic term “elasmosaurs,” have received a new genus and species name, Traskasaura sandrae. 🧪
Famous Sea Monster Gets a Name
Traskasaura sandrae had “very odd” features that made it a crafty hunter
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May 29, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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Learn from a bench! Time to say hello to your new marine bestie! It's 85 Mya & you spot Traskasaura sandrae, an Elasmosaurid #Plesiosaur. This means they have very long necks, having more than 50 cervical vertebrae in this species... 1/3 #BenchFacts #evolution #paleontology
May 28, 2025 at 10:57 PM
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Unraveling the Mystery of Traskasaura Sandrae: The 'Very Odd' Sea Monster of the Ancient Seas
https://ripley.guru/main/article/traskasaura_sandrae_sea_monster_discovery
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May 28, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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AHORA en #Semáforo: el profesor de @redpaleo_uchile, Rodrigo Otero, se refiere a su colaboración en un importante hallazgo de un reptil marino en Canadá llamado: Traskasaura sandrae.
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May 28, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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Here's a quick sketch I made of the newly described (and long overdue) genus and species of basal Elasmosaur, Traskasaura sandrae, from Late Cretaceous British Columbia.
Huge congratulations to the authors of the paper involved.
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Huge congratulations to the authors of the paper involved.
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May 28, 2025 at 12:01 AM
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85-million-year-old fossils reveal ‘monster’ that preyed in open seas in dinosaur era
The newly identified species of fierce marine reptile has been named Traskasaura sandrae.
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The newly identified species of fierce marine reptile has been named Traskasaura sandrae.
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May 27, 2025 at 10:38 PM
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Learn why researchers identified some of North America's most famous fossils as Traskasaura sandrae.
Mystery Fossils of Fierce, Prehistoric Marine Predator with a 40-Foot Neck Identified
Learn why researchers identified some of North America's most famous fossils as Traskasaura sandrae.
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May 27, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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Traskasaura sandrae: El nuevo monstruo marino que desconcierta a los científicos
Este hallazgo nos recuerda que los océanos prehistóricos aún tienen muchas historias por contar y que, con cada nuevo descubrimiento, nuestra comprensión del pasado evolutivo de la Tierra sigue expandiéndose.
Este hallazgo nos recuerda que los océanos prehistóricos aún tienen muchas historias por contar y que, con cada nuevo descubrimiento, nuestra comprensión del pasado evolutivo de la Tierra sigue expandiéndose.
Traskasaura sandrae: El nuevo monstruo marino que desconcierta a los científicos
Este hallazgo nos recuerda que los océanos prehistóricos aún tienen muchas historias por contar y que, con cada nuevo descubrimiento, nuestra comprensión del pasado evolutivo de la Tierra sigue expandiéndose.
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May 27, 2025 at 12:54 AM
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Long de 12 mètres et armé d’impressionnantes dents broyeuses, Traskasaura sandrae révèle une étrange combinaison de traits primitifs et évolués
Après des décennies de mystère, cet élasmosaure est aujourd'hui clairement identifié
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May 26, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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'Traskasaura sandrae had a very long neck — at least 36 well-preserved cervical vertebrae indicate at least 50 bones in the neck...
“The combination of its unusual features relate to its hunting style — where it would... dive upon its prey from above.”'
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“The combination of its unusual features relate to its hunting style — where it would... dive upon its prey from above.”'
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Paleontologists Identify Strange New Species of Elasmosaur: Traskasaura sandrae | Sci.News
Traskasaura sandrae, a 12-m-long elasmosaur (a type of plesiosaur) that lived in the Cretaceous seas, 85 million years ago, had a strange mix of primitive and derived traits unlike any other elasmosau...
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May 26, 2025 at 9:40 AM
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I paleontologi identificano una nuova strana specie di elasmosauro: Traskasaura sandrae
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Traskasaura sandrae, un elasmosauro (un tipo di plesiosauro) lungo 12 metri vissuto nel Cretaceo, 85 milioni di anni fa, aveva uno strano mix di tratti […]
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Traskasaura sandrae, un elasmosauro (un tipo di plesiosauro) lungo 12 metri vissuto nel Cretaceo, 85 milioni di anni fa, aveva uno strano mix di tratti […]
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May 26, 2025 at 9:36 AM
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I paleontologi identificano una nuova strana specie di elasmosauro: Traskasaura sandrae
Traskasaura sandrae lungo 12 metri vissuto nel Cretaceo, 85 milioni di anni fa era diverso da qualsiasi altro elasmosauro.
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Traskasaura sandrae lungo 12 metri vissuto nel Cretaceo, 85 milioni di anni fa era diverso da qualsiasi altro elasmosauro.
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I paleontologi identificano una nuova strana specie di elasmosauro: Traskasaura sandrae
Due individui di Traskasaura sandrae cacciano l'ammonite Pachydiscus nel Pacifico settentrionale durante il tardo Cretaceo.
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May 26, 2025 at 9:33 AM
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Paleontologists identified new elasmosaur Traskasaura sandrae from 85My-old BC fossils. Its unique crushing teeth reveal specialized feeding, filling a gap in marine reptile evolution.
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Mystery of 'very odd' elasmosaur finally solved: One of North America's most famous fossils identified as new species
A group of fossils of elasmosaurs—some of the most famous in North America—have just been formally identified as belonging to a "very odd" new genus of the sea monster, unlike any previously known.
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May 25, 2025 at 10:41 PM
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Traskasaura Sandrae
May 24, 2025 at 11:35 PM
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