'Sea dragon' fossil is 'largest on record' “史上最大”鱼龙化石体积
<p>'<span word="Sea">Sea</span> <span word="dragon">dragon</span>' <span word="fossil">fossil</span> <span word="is">is</span> '<span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="record">record</span>' “史上最大”鱼龙化石体积</p><p> 科学家们称，在德国一所博物馆里“再次现身”的一块水生爬行动物化石具有很高的研究价值，因为它是有史以来同类生物化石中体积最大的一块。这类被称作“鱼龙”的海洋生物曾生活在距今约两亿年前的恐龙时代。这块化石标本总长达三米多，20多年前曾在英格兰海岸边被人首次发现，但直至今日，还没有人对它进行过研究。请听报道。</p><p><span word="Ichthyosaurs">Ichthyosaurs</span> <span word="or">or</span> ‘<span word="sea">sea</span> <span word="dragons">dragons</span>’ <span word="were">were</span> <span word="marine">marine</span> <span word="reptiles">reptiles</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="swam">swam</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="oceans">oceans</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dinosaurs">dinosaurs</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="fossil">fossil</span> <span word="unearthed">unearthed</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Doniford">Doniford</span> <span word="Bay">Bay</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1990<span word="s">s</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="giving">giving</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="insights">insights</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mysterious">mysterious</span> <span word="creatures">creatures</span>. </p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="ichthyosaur">ichthyosaur</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="female">female</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="pregnant">pregnant</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="death">death</span>. <span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="unborn">unborn</span> <span word="baby">baby</span> <span word="inside">inside</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="fossil">fossil</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="sold">sold</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="collector">collector</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="kept">kept</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="room">room</span> <span word="wall">wall</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="eventually">eventually</span> <span word="acquired">acquired</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="German">German</span> <span word="museum">museum</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="scientific">scientific</span> <span word="value">value</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="light">light</span>. <span word="Scientists">Scientists</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Manchester">Manchester</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="examined">examined</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="specimen">specimen</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="metres">metres</span> <span word="long">long</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="skeleton">skeleton</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="ichthyosaur">ichthyosaur</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="discovered">discovered</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cliffs">cliffs</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="Lyme">Lyme</span> <span word="Regis">Regis</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Victorian">Victorian</span> <span word="fossil">fossil</span> <span word="hunter">hunter</span> <span word="Mary">Mary</span> <span word="Anning">Anning</span>. <span word="Her">Her</span> <span word="discovery">discovery</span> <span word="shook">shook</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="scientific">scientific</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="provided">provided</span> <span word="evidence">evidence</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="ideas">ideas</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="earth">earth</span>. </p>
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