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An ancient giant of the sea emerges
A pliosaur found off the British coast is one of the biggest fossils ever discovered. (AAP)

An ancient giant of the sea emerges

AEST 12:30, Wed Oct 28 2009
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Move over 'Predator X' — there's a new ancient sea giant in town.

A pliosaur found off the British coast is one of the biggest fossils ever discovered and is larger than a similar beast found in Norway's far north.

Both were once ocean-dwelling giants weighing 15 tonnes and packing a bite four times as powerful as that of a T-Rex.

At 15m long, they ruled the seas 175 million years ago.

A pliosaur found off the British coast is one of the biggest fossils ever discovered. (AAP)
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