Learn more about this prehistoric long-necked marine reptile and what other creatures it shared the seas with.

"This is a remarkable discovery not only because it is the first Jurassic ichthyosaur record from India, but also it throws light on the evolution and diversity of ichthyosaurs in the Indo ...

The ichthyosaur fossil has a total length of just around 70 cm and had the remains of a prehistoric squid in its stomach. Ichthyosaurus communis was the first species of ichthyosaur, a group of ...

Read more Largest ever animal may have been Triassic ichthyosaur super-predator The fossil, which bears a superficial resemblance to a pigeon, was found near Presidente Prudente, Brazil ...

at a time when theories of evolution and concepts of geology were starting to take shape. The fossil hunter Mary Anning discovered the first complete fossil of an ichthyosaur in the cliffs near ...

The new discovery has also solved a 150 year old mystery of supposed ‘dinosaur bones’ from the UK. The bone belongs to a giant ichthyosaur, a type of prehistoric aquatic reptile, and experts estimate ...

One ichthyosaur skull Sander previously studied was over six ... “There are repeated runs of evolution and commonly you get the same or similar results.” Sign up for new weekly newsletter Closing ...