CFDC unveils Suzy the Mosasaur

Bruce the mosasaur was the only member at the Canadian Fossil Discovery Centre (CFDC) in Morden. According to reports, the lonely extinct underwater giant just got a new friend. The museum CFDC, formally known as Morden and District Museum, has unveiled Suzy the mosasaur. The extinct large reptile is the newest marine reptile fossil in CFDC.

According to reports, Suzy’s skeleton is about nine meters in length. The mosasaur was introduced to the public on Sunday and has taken a place near Bruce, Manitoba's star of the Cretaceous. Currently, Bruce holds the Guinness World Record for the largest publicly displayed mosasaur fossil across the world. The mosasaur is over 13 meters long, as per the reports.

In a press release on Sunday, CFDC executive director, Peter Cantelon, said, “The addition of Suzy creates an exhibit that is second to none in terms of mosasaurs and it allows our visitors so see two specimens side-by-side and up close and personal in a spectacular space”.

Cantelon said both Bruce and Suzy have been alone for about 80 million. It was awesome to bring them together in this way, Cantelon added. Fern Saurette, biology professor from University of Saint Boniface, said Bruce is the largest publicly displayed mosasaur fossil across the world, but Suzy is in better shape.

According to Saurette, the interesting thing about Suzy is that she had anatomical features that were not present in Bruce. According to the reports, Suzy was discovered in 1977 not so far from the location from where Bruce was discovered. Both of them were found just a few kilometers northwest of Morden.

The reports stated that Suzy has a big shark like tail fin. According to some biologists, Suzy’s skeleton is the most accurate depiction of a mosasaur skeleton on display anywhere.