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One hundred million years BC, dinosaurs roamed the earth and they might be about to do so again!
In a remarkable discovery that is about to turn the world of science on its head, the fossilized bones of a dinosaur have been discovered languishing in the vaults of a British museum.
The bones of the Lapsoy Ichthyosaurus, less than 1ft in height and no bigger than a small Highland Terrier, were discovered in the Florida wetlands at the turn of the century. The bones were taken to the Ivan Lubicic museum in Croatia where scientists locked them in a vault but left them to languish there. Now an eminent professor of Prehistoric Studies has recently unearthed the bones and declared them to be that of the Ichtyosaurus family.
Professor Ignatius Potherington, responsible for the re-discovery of the bones, believes the finding will enable scientists to reconstruct genetic history by splicing the DNA and injecting it into a modern day reptile.
"This discovery enables us to potentially re-create a whole species of prehistoric dinosaur."
"We now have the pieces of the puzzle," said Professor Potherington. "I believe we can extract the DNA of the Ichtyosaurus or Ospyla Florida, and be able to reconstruct its genes into say, an alligator or crocodile and reconstruct a prehistoric dinosaur."
The Ichtyosaurus was common around much of the world during the Jurassic Period (middle dinosaur era). Based on the fossils' locations in Florida, the dinosaurs may have been semi-aquatic freshwater reptiles that evolved into crocodile dinosaurs with hind legs strong enough to walk on and feed from orange trees. Despite its size, the Ichtyosaurus' massive jaws and jagged teeth are believed to have made it a fearsome predator.
"The consequences of this discovery are quite astounding," says Professor Potherington. "Crocodiles are unquestionably related to dinosaurs. This discovery enables us to potentially re-create a whole species of prehistoric dinosaur. It'll be the biggest scientific discovery since man landed on the moon and potentially, they could make great household pets."
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