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7ft ichthyosaur fossil found on beach near Penarth (BBC)
An amateur fossil hunter has unearthed a 7ft skeleton of a carnivorous marine reptile on a beach in south Wales.
Jonathan Bow, 34, discovered the ichthyosaur while walking the shoreline in the Penarth area.
A palaeontologist at the National Museum Wales said the discovery is important as it appears to be complete.
"Something this large and complete is a once in a lifetime find," said Mr Bow, a computer programmer in Swansea.
Other fossils from the Jurassic period have been unearthed in the area, dating back 200 million years.
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more: http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-30522904
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