Scientists in Scotland are using modern technology to examine the bones of a large sea creature that lived 170 million years ago. First found 50 years ago in Scotland’s Isle of Skye, the bones of the sea monster were trapped in hard rock until recently. Thanks to technology, scientists are finally able to separate the bones from the rock. What they discovered was a reptile that lived in the oceans at the time of the dinosaurs. Until now, this creature was unknown to researchers. Reptiles are cold-blooded animals. They produce eggs and have hard, flat scales covering the outside of the body. Examples of modern reptiles are snakes, turtles and alligators. The scientists in Scotland are excited to see that the skeleton of the ancient reptile is almost complete.
Title: Large Creature Swam the Seas 170 Million Years Ago
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1459/large_sea_creature.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Large Creature Swam the Seas 170 Million Years Ago' data-article-id='1964'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='16042'>Scientists in Scotland are using modern technology to examine the bones of a large sea creature that lived 170 million years ago.</span> <span data-start-time='16042' data-end-time='30313'>First found 50 years ago in Scotland’s Isle of Skye, the bones of the sea monster were trapped in hard rock until recently.</span> <span data-start-time='30313' data-end-time='39667'>Thanks to technology, scientists are finally able to separate the bones from the rock.</span> <span data-start-time='39667' data-end-time='48604'>What they discovered was a reptile that lived in the oceans at the time of the dinosaurs.</span> <span data-start-time='48604' data-end-time='54063'>Until now, this creature was unknown to researchers.</span> <span data-start-time='54063' data-end-time='57938'>Reptiles are cold-blooded animals.</span> <span data-start-time='57938' data-end-time='66479'>They produce eggs and have hard, flat scales covering the outside of the body.</span> <span data-start-time='66479' data-end-time='73583'>Examples of modern reptiles are snakes, turtles and alligators.</span> <span data-start-time='73583' data-end-time='83563'>The scientists in Scotland are excited to see that the skeleton of the ancient reptile is almost complete.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' 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