Ichthyosaur

Ich thyo saur ˈik-thē-ə-ˌsȯr Definition of ichthyosaur. It was over 32 feet long and had a 6-foot skull weighing around one ton.

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Huge fossilised sea dragon found in Rutland reservoir.

. 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. Learn about these prehistoric marine rep. 10 hours agoFossilized ichthyosaur or sea dragon found in England The ichthyosaur fossil was found at a nature reserve and reservoir.

9 hours agoIchthyosaur expert Dean Lomax who helped with the fossils research said that the find is the largest ichthyosaur skeleton ever discovered in Britain. Ichthyosaur any member of an extinct group of aquatic reptiles most of which were very similar to porpoises in appearance and habits. Ichthyosaurs thrived during much of the Mesozoic era.

They could grow up to 25 metres long and lived between 250 million and 90 million years ago. These distant relatives of lizards and snakes lepidosaurs were the most highly specialized aquatic reptiles but. I rang up the county council and I said I think Ive found a dinosaur.

Meaning fish lizard in Greek the aptly-named ichthyosaur once dominated the worlds oceans for millions of years. 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. Dr Dean Lomax a palaeontologist from Manchester University was brought in to lead the excavation effort.

Any of an order Ichthyosauria of extinct marine reptiles of the Mesozoic specialized for aquatic life by a streamlined body with a long snout limbs reduced to small fins for steering and a large lunate caudal fin. Immerse yourself in the epic story of this fossil giant that was first. They concluded it was an ichthyosaur - a type of warm-blooded air-breathing sea predator not unlike dolphins.

Ichthyosaurs Greek for fish lizard were giant marine reptiles that resembled fish and dolphins. Ichthyosaurs Ancient Greek for fish lizard ἰχθύς or ichthys meaning fish and σαῦρος or sauros meaning lizard are large extinct marine reptiles.

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