Large bodies helped extinct marine reptiles with long necks swim, study finds - Daily Mail

Large bodies helped extinct creatures swim at speed even if they had bizarre appendages that could otherwise have increased drag and slowed them down, say University of Bristol experts.

Ancient sea monsters with long necks had to evolve large bodies to rule Earth's oceans around 200 million years ago, a new study shows.  Large bodies helped extinct creatures swim at speed even if t… [+6828 chars]

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