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British authorities reported that the fossilized skull of a giant sea monster has been discovered off England's Jurassic coast.The ruthless predator, called a pliosaur, once dominated the oceans 150 million years ago. The creature"˜s skull, which experts say could belong to one of the largest pliosaurs ever unearthed, had a skull almost 8 feet long and had an overall length of up to 52 feet. A local collector found the fossil, which has been bought by the Dorset County Council with money...