Biggest fossil sea monster found in Norway

An artist's impression shows the 15 metre (50 ft) long "sea monster" found in Arctic Norway that was the biggest of its kind known to science. With dagger-like teeth in a mouth large enough to bite a small car, the 150-million year old dinosaur-era pliosaur, a fierce marine repitle, was about five metres (16 ft 5 in) longer than the previous pliosaur record holder found in Australia, researchers said on February 27, 2008. [Agencies]

The fossil of the 15 metre (50 ft) long "sea monster" found in Arctic Norway is shown in this undated handout picture. The animal was the biggest of its kind known to science. With dagger-like teeth in a mouth large enough to bite a small car, the 150-million year old dinosaur-era pliosaur, a fierce marine repitle, was about five metres (16 ft 5 in) longer than the previous pliosaur record holder found in Australia, researchers said on February 27, 2008. [Agencies]

Researchers perform field work in Svalbard, 1,300 km (800 miles) from the North Pole in this undated handout picture. The fossil of a 15 metre (50 ft) long "sea monster" found in Arctic Norway was the biggest of its kind known to science with dagger-like teeth in a mouth large enough to bite a small car, researchers said on February 27, 2008. [Agencies]

Researchers perform field work in Svalbard, 1,300 km (800 miles) from the North Pole in this undated handout picture. The fossil of a 15 metre (50 ft) long "sea monster" found in Arctic Norway was the biggest of its kind known to science with dagger-like teeth in a mouth large enough to bite a small car, researchers said on February 27, 2008. [Agencies]

Researchers perform field work in Svalbard, 1,300 km (800 miles) from the North Pole in this undated handout picture. The fossil of a 15 metre (50 ft) long "sea monster" found in Arctic Norway was the biggest of its kind known to science with dagger-like teeth in a mouth large enough to bite a small car, researchers said on February 27, 2008. [Agencies]

An artist's impression shows the 15 metre (50 ft) long "sea monster" (bottom) found in Arctic Norway, that was the biggest of its kind known to science, when compared to a killer whale (top), a blue whale (centre) and a human diver. With dagger-like teeth in a mouth large enough to bite a small car, the 150-million year old dinosaur-era pliosaur, a fierce marine repitle, was about five metres (16 ft 5 in) longer than the previous pliosaur record holder found in Australia, researchers said on February 27, 2008. [Agencies]