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Earliest Triassic ichthyosaur from Spitsbergen
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| Date: | 2023-03-17 13:22:24 |
| Blog: | Letters from Gondwana  |
| URL: | https://paleonerdish.wordpress.com/2023/03/17/earliest-triassic-ichthyosaur-from-spitsbergen/ |
Summary:
Ichthyosaurs were iconic marine reptiles that roamed the Mesozoic oceans for some 160 million years. They were characterized by an elongated body, a relatively small head, a long snout, flipper shaped limbs, and dolphin-like tail flukes. Recent studies indicates that they form the clade Ichthyosauromorpha with Hupehsuchia, a group of Early Triassic marine reptiles that […]Content analysis:
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