Fishing rod 'selfie stick' and scientific sleuthing turn up clues to extinct sea reptile

Tuesday, May 19, 2020 - 19:01 in Paleontology & Archaeology

A paleontologist visiting the Natural History Museum in London desperately wanted a good look at the skeleton of an extinct aquatic reptile, but its glass case was too far up the wall. So he attached his digital camera to a fishing rod and -- with several clicks -- snagged a big one, scientifically speaking.

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