Fossils Of Giant Creatures Resembling Whales Named Fishosaurs Found In The Swiss Alps Have Been Found
According to CNN, these Ichthyosaurs are believed to be some of the largest animals on Earth, reaching 80 tons and 65 feet. Their size will be compared to modern sperm whales. However, one would not expect to find large marine animals high in the Swiss Alps. A whale-sized drawing of a Whale can be seen on the right side of the image among other marine animals. Image credit: Heinz Furrer The Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology published a study detailing how these Ichthyosaurs were found 9,186 feet above sea level, and it all has to do with these layers of rock at the bottom of a large lagoon about 200 million years ago....