Skeleton of Earth's Largest Predator

angkor writes "A COMPLETE skeleton of the largest predator of all time, a Jurassic sea monster that made tyrannosaurus rex look like a featherweight, has been discovered in Mexico. /. needs more dinosaur articles..."

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Ah fuck

[PD]

No pictures.

here's one

here's another

Earth is mostly ocean

[josephgrossberg]

Is it just me, or does everyone else wonder what kind of awesome fossils lie on the ocean floor, given that:

(1) most of the earth's surface is covered by ocean, and that's likely been the case for quite some time
and
(2) the largest contemporary vertebrates (whales) live in the water, where gravity is less of a factor