A seven-year-old Australian girl named Amber Wilson discovered the fossilized bone of an Ichthyosaur. a 100-million-year-old marine reptile, during as family fossil hunt.

The Ichthyosaur is an extinct dolphin-like reptile that used to swim across ancient inland seas in Australia. It has a massive one meter-long skull and six centimeter long teeth.

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In July 2014, Amber and her twin brother, Darcy, and parents, Tony and Lisa from Wiseleigh, Victoria visited Richmond to search the local free fossil hunting sites.

During the hunt, Amber first found a large part of the fossil hidden under a pile of rocks. The Wilsons then called staff at Kronosaurus Korner to unearth the whole piece.

"We were just going there to find a fish scale or a tooth. That was about as big as we thought we would get - it was just fantastic. Money could not buy the incredible experience our family got from finding this fossil," said Tony Wilson.

Timothy Holland, Kronosaurus Korner interpretation manager and curator, was stunned at the discovery and said the fossil was a milestone for Queensland.

"I've never seen tourists uncover such a beautifully preserved fossil before. It is easily the most complete ichthyosaur skull in our collection and one of the best from Australia," said Holland.

Holland praised the family for their prehistoric discovery. He said "the fossil is now called after the family's name - Wilson."

Wilson, the newly-found fossil, is now on display at the Kronosaurus Korner at Richmond in Queensland.

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