Plesiosaurs carried young like a mammal

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Plesiosaurs carried young like a mammal, study finds.   The fossil of a pregnant plesiosaur indicates that the ancient marine reptile grew a fetus and did not lay eggs. 
By Daniela Hernandez, Los Angeles Times

August 11 2011, 4:13 PM PDT 
Plesiosaurs — giant marine reptiles that ruled the oceans 75 million years ago — gave birth to single large babies and may even have nurtured their young, according to a new study.  
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