Ichthyosauria[a] is an order of large extinct marine reptiles sometimes referred to as "ichthyosaurs", although the term is also used for wider clades in which the order resides.

Oct 17, 2025 · ichthyosaur, any member of an extinct group of aquatic reptiles, most of which were very similar to porpoises in appearance and habits. These distant relatives of lizards and …

May 20, 2022 · Ichthyosaurs were predatory marine reptiles that could grow to enormous sizes and ruled the seas during part of the dinosaur era. For a chunk of the millions of years when …

Oct 19, 2023 · Learn about these prehistoric marine reptiles and see how features, such as basketball-sized eyes and a vertical tail, helped the ichthyosaur secure a place at the top of …

As it happens, Temnodontosaurus was the very first ichthyosaur to be discovered, by 12-year-old Mary Anning in 1811, who found remains of its skull and vertebrae on England’s Dorset coast. …

Ichthyosaurs were aquatic reptiles that resembled dolphins that lived 160 million years ago in the Mesozoic era. Their name Ichthyosaur is derived from 2 ancient Greek words, “ichthys” …

Ichthyosaurs (Greek for "fish lizard"— ιχθυς or ichthyos, meaning "fish" and σαυρος or sauros, meaning "lizard") were giant marine reptiles that resembled fish and dolphins, with an …

Jan 6, 2025 · Ichthyosaurs were fascinating marine reptiles that roamed the oceans during the Mesozoic era. These unique creatures, which resembled modern dolphins, thrived for over …

Ichthyosaurus (derived from Greek ἰχθύς (ichthys) meaning 'fish' and σαῦρος (sauros) meaning 'lizard') is a genus of ichthyosaurs from the Early Jurassic (Hettangian - Pliensbachian [3]) of …

Sep 22, 2021 · With a skull size of 2 meters and an estimated body size of 17 meters, this creature is the largest animal discovered from the Middle Triassic (242-244 million years ago). …