Bruce - the mosasaur - at the Canadian Fossil Discovery Centre in Morden, Manitoba

While I was in Morden on Saturday, I stopped in to see Bruce - a 13 meter long mosasaur found in Canadian Fossil Discovery Centre - formerly the Morden and District Museum located in the basement of the Morden Recreation Centre.

Bruce, estimated to be about 80 million years old, was found in 1974 in the bentonite and shale escarpment west of Morden. Bruce is one of the largest mosasaurs ever found. Bruce now has a gallery - complete with background and music. Mosasaurs like Bruce were the predominant large marine predator living on seabirds and fish and possibly squid. Large fossil squids up to 19 meters in length have been found in southern Manitoba.

The top two photos show Bruce in the gallery. The bottom photo is an artists depiction of a mosasaur like Bruce fighting with a giant squid - as shown in the Canadian Fossil Discovery Centre in Morden.