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Rhomaleosaurus cramptoni

The history of NMING F8785 (The holotype specimen of R. cramptoni) In 1848, the fossil skeleton of R. cramptoni was unearthed by workers in an alum quarry at Kettleness on the Yorkshire coast. The magnificent fossil was secured for five years at Mulgrave Castle, the home of the Marquis of Normanby, owner of the quarry. …