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Scientists just identified Tylosaurus rex, a new mosasaur species, from 80-million-year-old Texas fossils. The 43-foot ocean predator had finely serrated teeth rarely seen in its family. The holotype fossil sat in museum drawers near Dallas since 1979 before being recognised.
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