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Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

1_ichthyosaurSkull

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The skull of the first giant creature to ever inhabit the Earth, the ichthyosaur "Cymbospondylus youngorum" currently on display at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County (NHM).

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Photo by Natalja Kent, courtesy of the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County (NHM).

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