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Stenopterygius quadriscissus was a marine ichthyosaur that lived during the Early Jurassic and is especially well represented in the Posidonia Shale near Holzmaden, Germany. Fossils from these deposits preserve articulated skeletons, body outlines and, in some individuals, embryos inside the body ca...
Shonisaurus popularis is a large ichthyosaur from the Late Triassic Luning Formation of Nevada, United States, formally named in 1976. Adults reached approximately 15 meters in length and had an elongated body, long narrow flippers, and a skull proportionally smaller than those of many earlier ichth...
Ophthalmosaurus icenicus was a marine reptile belonging to the ichthyosaurs that lived during the Late Jurassic and is known from fossils found in England. Its skull contained exceptionally large eye sockets and prominent sclerotic rings, structures that supported the eyes and indicate strong adapta...
Temnodontosaurus platyodon was a large marine reptile belonging to the ichthyosaurs and lived during the Early Jurassic. Fossils are particularly associated with marine rocks of southern England, including the Lyme Regis area of Dorset, where Mary Anning collected important early specimens. Its elon...
Early Triassic ichthyosaur from Japan described in 1982, one of the most primitive members of its lineage, preserving features key to tracing the group's land-to-sea evolutionary transition.
Middle Triassic ichthyosaur known from Europe and Asia, among the best-documented early members of the group, retaining a more primitive tail shape than the crescent tails of later ichthyosaurs.
