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Mastodonsaurus
Coverage of Mastodonsaurus in the Nexus archive.
Tomasz Sulejperson2Wojciech Pawlakperson2Warsaw Universityorganization2Warsawplace2Polish Academy of Sciencesorganization1southern Polandplace1Copernicus Science Centreplace1Institute of Paleobiology at the Polish Academy of Sciencesorganization1Faculty of Geology at the Warsaw Universityorganization1
- 2,000 volunteers join a painstaking effort to restore massive skeleton of prehistoric predator
2,000 volunteers in Poland are restoring a nearly six-meter-long Mastodonsaurus skeleton, a prehistoric aquatic predator from 240 million years ago, using tools like chisels and UV light. Discovered in southern Poland in 2023, it will be the largest exhibited Mastodonsaurus skeleton globally, providing new scientific insights.
- 2,000 volunteers join a painstaking effort to restore massive skeleton of prehistoric predator
Over 2,000 volunteers in Warsaw are collaborating with scientists to restore the skeleton of a nearly six-meter-long Mastodonsaurus at the Copernicus Science Centre. The public restoration project involves non-experts chiseling away rock to reveal the largest known specimen of this prehistoric aquatic predator, discovered in southern Poland in 2023.