Ichthyosaur
Ichthyosaurs Greek for fish lizard were giant marine reptiles that resembled fish and dolphins. Workers excavating the sea dragon.
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Ichthyosaurs Ancient Greek for fish lizard ἰχθύς or ichthys meaning fish and σαῦρος or sauros meaning lizard are large extinct marine reptiles.
. Ichthyosaurs thrived during much of the Mesozoic era. Immerse yourself in the epic story of this fossil giant that was first. Dr Dean Lomax a palaeontologist from Manchester University was brought in to lead the excavation effort.
These distant relatives of lizards and snakes lepidosaurs were the most highly specialized aquatic reptiles but. Ichthyosaur any member of an extinct group of aquatic reptiles most of which were very similar to porpoises in appearance and habits. 19 hours agoDiscovered in a reservoir in the county of Rutland in the English East Midlands the specimen is the largest and most complete ichthyosaur fossil ever found in the UK measuring nearly 33 feet in.
With a skull size of 2 meters and an estimated body size of 17 meters this creature is the largest animal discovered from the Middle Triassic 242-244 million years ago. Based on fossil evidence they first appeared approximately 245 million years ago mya and disappeared about 90 million years ago about 25 million years before the dinosaurs became extinct. 6 hours agoThe colossal 180 million-year-old fossilized remains of an ichthyosaur have been found in the UK in what researchers have described as one of the most significant discoveries in the region.
They could grow up to 25 metres long and lived between 250 million and 90 million years ago. They concluded it was an ichthyosaur - a type of warm-blooded air-breathing sea predator not unlike dolphins.
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