ichthyosaur


Also found in: Dictionary, Thesaurus, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia.
Related to ichthyosaur: ichthyosaurus

ichthyosaur

a large extinct reptile that existed from the TRIASSIC PERIOD to the CRETACEOUS PERIOD. It had paddle-shaped limbs, a head with long toothed jaws, and a fish-like tail.
Mentioned in ?
References in periodicals archive ?
And off to the side was a double row of vertebrae that was in the same configuration as McMenamin and his team had seen in the original ichthyosaur remains.
New fossil evidence of 'mythical Kraken sea monster' discovered
Remarkably, this kind of archaic ichthyosaur appears characterised by an evolutionary stasis: they seem not to have changed much between the Early Jurassic and the Cretaceous, a very rare feat in the evolution of marine reptiles.
New species of marine reptile from Jurassic period found in Iraq
If we find another ichthyosaur from this genus, then it will be given a different name.
Russian Scientists Name New Reptile Fossil after Lenin
Join Dean Lomax, palaeontologist and world expert on early Jurassic Ichthyosaurs, to find out more about life in the Jurassic seas.
See what's in store; you don't have to spend a small fortune to keep the kids entertained next week. here's a handful of free days out for half-term
| Ichthyosaur event at Lapworth Museum IMAGE: BOB NICHOLLS
Get on trail of exciting explorations; Out & About Your guide to where to go and what to see at half-term
Although thousands of ichthyosaur fossils have been unearthed in the UK, the one found in Warwickshire is particularly important and unusual because it is threedimensionally preserved - and contains bones of the skull that are rarely exposed.
Secrets of prehistoric Warwickshire sea monster are revealed
A nearly metre-long skull of a giant fossil marine ichthyosaur found in a farmer's field more than 60 years ago has been studied for the first time.
Giant Prehistoric Marine Reptile Mystery
"Ichthyosaurs are interesting because they have many traits in common
Fossil Preserves Sea Monster Blubber, Skin
Yorkshire's Jurassic World, Yorkshire Museum, York (Until March 2020) Travel back 150 million years to serve a sauropod its supper, inspect an ichthyosaur, and marvel at a megalosaurus tooth.
Book it; Going out Making the most of your free time V Staying in; Ultimate home comforts PAGE 41
At more than 80ft from head to tail, it was about the size of a blue whale - the most massive ichthyosaur ever found.
Biggest ever ocean reptile 200m yrs old
In a rare discovery, paleontologists studying remains of a Jurassic-era ichthyosaur have found the marine reptile was pregnant with eight babies at the time of its death.
180-Million-Year-Old Marine Reptile Died With 8 Babies Within Its Ribs
On BBC1 at 8pm tonight, the TV legend brings to life a 200million-year-old fossil of an ichthyosaur, found in Dorset, in Attenborough And The Sea Dragon.
David I'm still wild about my TV work

Medical browser ?
Full browser ?