Three novice scientistss have found the remaining parts of a 100-million-year-old long-necked marine reptile at an outback Queensland station.

At a sprawling, remote property in the McKinlay region, the complete skeleton of an ancient plesiosaur, or extinct marine reptile, was discovered, a first for Australia.

The interesting fossil was found by a station proprietor, Cassandra, close by individual beginner fossil detectives Sally and Cynthia, known as the ‘Rock Chicks’.

The revelation has been portrayed as the Rosetta Stone of marine reptile fossil science, a reference to the old cut stone found in Egypt in 1799 and considered to hold the way to translating Egyptian hieroglyphics.

A group of historical center scientistss headed out to the remote site to gather the fossil of the elasmosaur, a plesiosaur that lived close by the dinosaurs.

The Elasmosaurus lived in the Eromanga Ocean, which covered huge pieces of inland Australia somewhere in the range of 140 and 100million quite a while back.

The recuperation was driven by Queensland Gallery Organization Senior Researcher Dr Espen Knutsen, who said the remaining parts were the principal known head and body of an Australian elasmosaur to be held in a historical center assortment.

A group of gallery scientistss went to the remote site to gather the fossil of the elasmosaur, a plesiosaur that lived close by the dinosaurs

The remaining parts are the primary known head and body of an Australian elasmosaur to be held in an exhibition hall assortment

‘We were very energized when we saw this fossil – it resembles the Rosetta Stone of marine fossil science as it might hold the way to disentangling the variety and advancement of long-necked plesiosaurs in Cretaceous Australia,’ Dr Knutsen said.

‘We have never discovered a body and a head together, and this may hold the key to future research in this area.’

There are above and beyond 100 types of plesiosaurs at present known around the world – some had long necks and little heads, and some had short necks with monster heads.

Elasmosaurus came to the water’s surface to inhale air and had thin teeth for getting fish, crabs and molluscs.

Researchers have found plesiosaur fossils with stones (called gastroliths) in the stomach region, showing they gobbled them to one or the other crush food in their stomachs or as counterweight to support jumping.

Queensland Exhibition hall Organization President Dr Jim Thompson said the find would assist with illustrating Queensland’s Cretaceous marine reptiles.

‘We currently hold the main head and body of an Australian elasmosaur on the planet, and this critical find will contribute significantly to imperative examination into Queensland’s Cretaceous past,’ Dr Thompson said.

“Queensland Museum Network holds one of Australia’s most complete plesiosaur specimens, nicknamed “Dave the Plesiosaur,” which was discovered in 1999; however, despite having 80% of its bones, it was missing a head, fins, and tail tips.” The Elasmosaurus lived in the Eromanga Sea, which covered large portions of inland Australia between 140 and 100 million years ago.

On the field trip, in addition to the new skeleton, the remains of plesiosaurs and ichthyosaurs were found and collected. These remains will be taken to Townsville for preparation and additional research.

The find is perhaps of the greatest found by beginner scientist the Stone Chicks, who have strolled many kilometers on their journey to reveal fossils which incorporate a plesiosaur each, a kronosaurus, an ichthyosaur and a few fish and turtles.