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New ‘fish lizard’ used to prowl the Scottish seas

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Date: 2015-01-12 19:00:34
Blog: Green Tea and Velociraptors
URL: http://blogs.egu.eu/network/palaeoblog/2015/01/12/new-fish-lizard-used-to-prowl-the-scottish-seas/

Summary:

A cool new ichthyosaur – a type of marine reptile – has just been named in the Scottish Journal of Geology. I’ve written about it here, with some great comments from the lead author (Steve Brusatte). Most reports on the new beastie just focus on the finding, but we’ve gone for a different angle by delving into what it means for the evolution of ichthyosaurs during the Jurassic period. Enjoy! In the mean time, enjoy this maybe-photoshopped reconstruction by James Lewis. Original artwork by Todd Marshall.

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Stratigraphic context:

Recognized stratigraphic terms [n]:Jurassic [1]
Agenames chronostratigraphy [rating]:Jurassic [0.1]
Mesozoic [0.1]
Phanerozoic [0.1]

Geographic context:

LocationCountryLatitudeLongitude
United KingdomGB54.3141-2.23001

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