A giant ‘sea monster’ found in England made big headlines this week. The giant skull remains of the ‘sea monster’ were found by a collector and carefully recovered.

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Kevan Sheehan noticed the fossil sticking out of a section of loose rocks in Dorset, England. Once he realized what it could be, the fossil hunter spent the next few years tediously uncovering it.

It turned out to be what’s left of the skull of a 150 million-year-old ocean dwelling predator called a pliosaur. The reptile is estimated to have been over 50 feet long with a massive 8-foot head—one of the largest ever discovered.

Typically such specimens become crushed by the weight of the Earth, but this particular find seemed to excite experts, including Richard Forrest, who told the BBC:

“What is fantastic about this new skull, not only is it absolutely enormous, but it is pretty much in 3D and not much distorted…It could have taken a human in one gulp. In fact, something like a T. rex would have been breakfast for a beast like this.”

The find was purchased by the Dorset County Museum and should be on display within the next year.

I personally love stuff like this. The prehistoric world must have been a fascinating, albeit dangerous place. It amazes me that there are still substantial discoveries being made to this day.

Here are a few other massive ‘monsters’ found recently:

–Predator X, found in Norway found in March 2009 measuring 50ft.
–The Monster of Aramberri, found in Mexico December 2002 measuring about 49ft.

Check out a video about the giant ‘sea monster’ found in Dorset, England below.