The oldest deliberately collected fossil ichthyosaur was discovered in Roman Britain around 1,800 years ago
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PhysThe oldest deliberately collected fossil ichthyosaur was discovered in Roman Britain around 1,800 years agophys.orgAround 1,800 years ago, a fossilized spinal bone lay on the windswept beaches of Roman Britain until a curious passerby picked it up and carried it far away, only to drop it in a pit.
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