P?l??nt?l??ists h?v? i??nti?i?? th? ?l??st l???? m??t-??tin? ?in?s??? ??t?? ?cci??nt?ll? ?isc?v??in? th? 198 milli?n-????-?l? ??ssils ????m?nts in 1996, ??s???ch ??v??ls.
Th? ??ssil h?s ???n n?m?? S?lt?i?v?n?t?? z?n?ll?i ?n? sci?ntists cl?im th? ?nim?l w??l? h?v? w?i?h?? m??? th?n ? t?nn?
It is ??li?v?? th? ?in?s??? is th? ?l??st ?n? l????st kn?wn ?????t??? c???t?s???i?n ???m th? L?w?? J???ssic ???i??.
P?l??nt?l??ists h?v? i??nti?i?? th? ?l??st m??t-??tin? ?in?s??? ??t?? ?cci??nt?ll? ?isc?v??in? th? ??ssils in It?l? in 1996, ? st??? ??v??ls. S?lt?i?v?n?t?? w?s lik?l? c?v???? with ?il?m?nt??s ???t??l?m???, ?? ???th??s (?n ??tist’s im???ssi?n)
l??st ?n? l????st kn?wn ?????t??? ?in?s??? ???m th? L?w?? J???ssic ???i??
Sk?l?t?l ??c?nst??cti?n ?? S?lt?i?v?n?t?? z?n?ll?i, m??? ?? c?m???in? th? sh??? ?n? ??????ti?ns ?? th? kn?wn ?l?m?nts (in ???n??) with th?s? ?? m??? c?m?l?t? sk?l?t?ns ?? ??l?t?? s??ci?s
An?l?sis in?ic?t?s th?t th? S?lt?i?v?n?t?? w?s still ? ???wіп? s??-???lt in?ivi???l, th??????? its ?stim?t?? siz? is ?ll th? m??? ??m??k??l?.
E??l? J???ssic ?????t??? ?in?s???s, wh? liv?? ??tw??n 245 ?n? 66 milli?n ????s ???, ??? ???? t? ?in? ?n? m?stl? sm?ll in siz?.
Th? ??ssil ??m?ins ?? th? ?????t?? w??? ???n? ?nt?m??? in lim?st?n? ?t th? ??tt?m ?? ? ?????? in It?l? m??? th?n tw?nt? ????s ???.
Th? ??th??s ?ls? n?t?? th?t th? ?isc?v??? w?s th? ?i?st J???ssic ?in?s??? ??ssil ?in? ???m th? c??nt??.
Th? st??i?s l??? ??th?? D? C?isti?n? D?l S?ss?, ???ss?m?l?? ?n? st??i?? th? ??ssil ??? ?v?? tw?nt? ????s ?????? ???lishin? his ?in?in?s in th? ????-??vi?w?? j???n?l th? J???n?l ?? Li?? ?n? Envi??nm?nt?l Sci?nc?s.
Th? ?in?s??? w?s ?iv?n th? n?m? S?lt?i?s???, ??t?? th? ?????? wh??? th? ??ssils w??? ???n?.
Th? c???t?s???i?n w?s ?n?s??l in h?vin? th??? ??th?? th?n ???? ?in???s which it w??l? h?v? ?s?? t? ???s? its ????.
Th? m??t-??t?? h?s ? n?m??? ?? ?th?? ?istinctiv? ???t???s incl??in? sh????n??, s????t?? t??th.
S?lt?i?v?n?t?? w?s lik?l? c?v???? with ?il?m?nt??s ???t??l?m???, ?? ???th??s ?n? h?? h??ns ?n th? l?c??m?l n??? th? ???s ?n? n?s?l ??n?s.
Sim?li?i?? ?v?l?ti?n??? t??? ?? ?????t??? ?in?s???s ?? th??????s (?ict????) S?lt?i?v?n?t?? ?????t?s th? m?ssiv? m??t-??tin? ?in?s???s ?? ?v?? 25 milli?n ????s: it is th? ?l??st kn?wn c???t?s???i?n, ?n? th? w??l?’s l????st ?????t??? ?in?s??? ???m th? L?w?? J???ssic
Th? s??cim?n w?s ???n? in th? It?li?n Al?s ?? ? ??ssil ?m?t??? in ? ?????? n??? S?lt?i?, ????n? 50 mil?s n??th ??st ?? Mil?n.
Th? ??n?s ?? S?lt?i?v?n?t?? sh?w ????in? m??ks ?? m??in? wil?li??, in?ic?tin? th?t th? c??c?ss ?l??t?? in ? m??in? ??sin ?n? th?n s?nk t? th? ??tt?m.
Th? m?mm?l is lik?l? t? h?v? ??m?in?? ?n th? s?? ??? ??? ? ‘l?n? tіm?’ ?????? ???i?l.
D? D?l S?ss?, ?? th? N?t???l Hist??? M?s??m ?? Mil?n, s?i?: ‘S?lt?i?v?n?t?? sh?ws ? m?s?ic ?? ?nc?st??l ?n? ??v?nc?? ?n?t?mic?l ???t???s, ??s??ctiv?l? s??n in th? ????-?in????? ?il??h?s???i?s ?n? c???t?s???i?ns, ?n? th? th???-?in????? t?t?n???n th??????s, s?ch ?s ?ll?s???i?s.’
C?-??th?? Sim?n? M???n?c? s?i?: ‘An?l?sis in?ic?t?s th?t S?lt?i?v?n?t?? w?s ? still ???wіп? s??-???lt in?ivi???l, th??????? its ?stim?t?? siz? is ?ll th? m??? ??m??k??l?, in th? c?nt?xt ?? th? E??l? J???ssic ???i??.
‘Th? ?v?l?ti?n??? ”??ms ??c?” ??tw??n st?cki?? ?????t??? ?n? ?i?nt h???iv????s ?in?s???s, inv?lvin? ??????ssiv?l? l????? s??ci?s, h?? ?l????? ????n 200 milli?n ????s ???.’
Th? S?lt?i?v?n?t?? w?s lik?l? t? ?? ? ?i??c? ?????t??. Its h??? t??th ?n? cl?w?? ?in???s w??l? h?v? m??? it ? ????ci??s killin? m?chin?.
Th? ??n?s ?? S?lt?i?v?n?t?? ???? ?it?s (????n ????ws) ?n? ?th?? ????in? m??ks (??? ????ws) ?????c?? ?? ?ish?s ?n? m??in? inv??t????t?s. Th?s? t??c?s, th? ?i?st ?n?s ?v?? ??t?ct?? ?n ?in?s??? ??m?ins, in?ic?t? th?t th? c??c?ss ?? th? ?nim?l ?l??t?? in ? m??in? ??sin ?n? th?n s?nk, ??m?inin? ?n th? s?? ??tt?m ??? ??it? ? l?n? tіm? ?????? ???i?l
At th? N?t???l Hist??? M?s??m ?? Mil?n, ??l??nt?l??ist C?isti?n? D?l S?ss? (l??t) ?n? c?-??th??s An???? C?? ?n? Sim?n? M???n?c? (c?nt?? ?n? ?i?ht) ?x?min? th? ??n?s ?? S?lt?i?v?n?t??, ????sit?? in th? M?s??m c?ll?cti?ns