The Biggest Marine Reptile Ever (Was Found By An 11 Year Old)

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When it comes to major discoveries in paleontology, you usually picture a bunch of old professors in khaki digging in the desert. But when Ruby Reynolds discovered a truly groundbreaking ichthyosaur fossil that sheds light on what may be one of the biggest animals to ever live, she broke that mold... because she's 11 years old.

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