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Architeuthoceras Architeuthis Registered: November 2002 Location: On Quitchupah Creek Posts: 1,189 User's Gallery	This picture kindly provided by the artist, Dan Varner, depicts Brachauchenius lucasi, a giant pliosaur about to snack on a large squid. This animal is known from fragmentary remains from Edgemont in South Dakota and dates to the late Cretaceous period. More details on this animal are available here: http://www.oceansofkansas.com/Brachauch.html Thanks Dan!
	· Date: Sun June 20, 2004 · Views: 4712 · Filesize: 25.0kb, 83.4kb · Dimensions: 900 x 571 ·
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	Keywords: Tusoteuthis pliosaur Brachauchenius
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Sun June 20, 2004 9:46pm

That's really quite a beautiful, dynamic painting, with superb details in the action. Bravo!

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