{"id":118110,"date":"2023-08-26T22:11:26","date_gmt":"2023-08-26T22:11:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uklevitrasupport.com\/?p=118110"},"modified":"2023-08-26T22:11:26","modified_gmt":"2023-08-26T22:11:26","slug":"dinosaur-sea-monster-bone-dug-up-in-uk-part-of-ancient-hunters-collection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uklevitrasupport.com\/world-news\/dinosaur-sea-monster-bone-dug-up-in-uk-part-of-ancient-hunters-collection\/","title":{"rendered":"Dinosaur sea monster bone dug up in UK part of ancient hunters collection"},"content":{"rendered":"

A huge dinosaur bone dug up in Cambridge is thought to have belonged to an ancient Roman fossil hunter, experts have claimed.<\/p>\n

Found just north of the city, staff from Oxford Archaeology claim it is part of the vertebra of a giant plesiosaur \u2013 a beast that roamed the Earth around 66 million years ago.<\/p>\n

It was found among bits of Roman pottery and other animals bones, and is thought to have been curated by a Roman fossil fan.<\/p>\n

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The site it was found at dates back to around the late fourth century AD, and is currently located beneath a cark park.<\/p>\n

Remains of the Plesiosaur are hard to come by, although a large in-tact skeleton of one was found in Antarctica in 2017, which was the first ever of its kind found in the area.<\/p>\n

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Several have been found in the UK before including in Somerset in 2004, which dated back to around 180 million years ago and measured around 1.5 metres.<\/p>\n

A spokesman said: \u201cThe shallow footings of the garages have meant that the archaeological features have been well preserved and many of the finds are in excellent condition.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe remains discovered consist of ditches and pits, a potential structure, and several Roman burials.\u201d<\/p>\n

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