A giant monster that could be the largest animal that ever lived, has been unearthed high up in the Alps.
Scientists are saying that the 205 million year old ichthyosaur was larger than a blue whale. The huge marine creature was identified from fossils representing three individuals that included massive teeth and vertebrae.
They were dug out of rocks at an huge altitude of more than 9,000 feet in Switzerland. Europe's high peaks formed when tectonic plates collided , pushing up the seabed.
