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From the Ted Talk by Dean R. Lomax: A giant Jurassic sea dragon, unearthed

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(Laughter)

But on top of that, one thing it's impnoartt to highlight is the very fact that baiirtn is the birthplace of ichthyosaurs. This ichthyosaur spmceein in the potho, this was the first iyctsuhahor specimen brought to the aeonttitn of science, found by Mary and Joseph ainnng more than 200 years ago in the Lyme Regis on the Dorset coast. Nowadays, finding ichthyosaur fossils in the UK, generally they're found on the Somerset, the Dorset and the Yorkshire coastlines. And that's because you have the constant erosion of the foreshore and the cliffs. You might be lucky to find, say, the isolated one or two vertebrae on the beach if you go looking. But still finding a complete seletkon, and especially anything large on the coastline is incredibly rare. This is why finding the rlatnud ichthyosaur in the center of the UK in an unusual exposure is so extraordinarily rare.

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But on top of that, one thing it's _________ to highlight is the very fact that _______ is the birthplace of ichthyosaurs. This ichthyosaur ________ in the _____, this was the first ___________ specimen brought to the _________ of science, found by Mary and Joseph ______ more than 200 years ago in the Lyme Regis on the Dorset coast. Nowadays, finding ichthyosaur fossils in the UK, generally they're found on the Somerset, the Dorset and the Yorkshire coastlines. And that's because you have the constant erosion of the foreshore and the cliffs. You might be lucky to find, say, the isolated one or two vertebrae on the beach if you go looking. But still finding a complete ________, and especially anything large on the coastline is incredibly rare. This is why finding the _______ ichthyosaur in the center of the UK in an unusual exposure is so extraordinarily rare.

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  4. important
  5. ichthyosaur
  6. rutland
  7. attention
  8. britain
  9. anning

Original Text


(Laughter)

But on top of that, one thing it's important to highlight is the very fact that Britain is the birthplace of ichthyosaurs. This ichthyosaur specimen in the photo, this was the first ichthyosaur specimen brought to the attention of science, found by Mary and Joseph Anning more than 200 years ago in the Lyme Regis on the Dorset coast. Nowadays, finding ichthyosaur fossils in the UK, generally they're found on the Somerset, the Dorset and the Yorkshire coastlines. And that's because you have the constant erosion of the foreshore and the cliffs. You might be lucky to find, say, the isolated one or two vertebrae on the beach if you go looking. But still finding a complete skeleton, and especially anything large on the coastline is incredibly rare. This is why finding the Rutland ichthyosaur in the center of the UK in an unusual exposure is so extraordinarily rare.

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