Mososaurus. Huge skull found in a quarry at Fort St Peter near Maastricht, Netherlands, in 1780. From the size of the jaw, which measured metres, it was calculated that the whole animal must have been metres. From 'The Animal Kingdom' by George Cuvier (London, 1830). Engraving.

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Mososaurus. Huge skull found in a quarry at Fort St Peter near Maastricht, Netherlands, in 1780. From the size of the jaw, which measured metres, it was calculated that the whole animal must have been metres. From 'The Animal Kingdom' by George Cuvier (London, 1830). Engraving.

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