

A heavy equipment operator unearthed what appears to be a nearly complete plesiosaur while digging in Canada's oil sands, Syncrude announced Thursday. The fossil was discovered on November 14 and is now being examined by Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology scientists who aim to have it removed by the end of the week, the company said in a statement.
This is a very rare find, said the museum's Don Brinkman. It's a long necked plesiosaur, which is a marine reptile with a very long neck, small head and short body.
The last one that was recovered was 10 years ago; it was recognized as a new kind and given the name Wapuskanectes.
When she discovered the bones, operator Maggy Horvath said she immediately stopped digging and told a Syncrude geologist who works with the Royal Tyrrell on fossil discoveries.
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