Newfound Reptile Swam in Dinosaur Era (SPACE.com / LiveScience.com)

Ker Than LiveScience Staff Writer LiveScience.com Fri Jul 7, 9:00 AM ET Scientists have identified a new species of ancient aquatic reptile that swam the seas when dinosaurs still ruled the Earth. Dubbed Umoonasaurus , the creature lived in waters off the coast of what is now Australia 115 million years ago, when the continent was located much closer to Antarctica than it is now. Plesiosaurs were large marine reptiles that had stocky, barrel-shaped bodies, short tails and paddle-like limbs. Some ...