The discovery of the most complete ichthyosaur skeleton known from New Zealand sheds new light on the diversity of these ancient dolphin-like marine reptiles in the southern hemisphere.
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Ichthyosaurs were the last giant reptiles to rule our oceans.
A fossil record in central Colombia reveals how marine animals evolved during a period of environmental change.
A jaw bone found on a beach in Somerset could be from the largest ichthyosaur of its kind ever discovered.
As a new David Attenborough documentary examines a remarkable fossil, a leading expert gives his verdict.
My colleagues and I recently had the great privilege to announce a remarkable new discovery: a dolphin-like reptile that prowled the Middle Jurassic waters 170 million years ago. When you think of scientists…
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1851 Research Fellow, University of Bristol & Honorary Research Fellow, University of Manchester, University of Manchester
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Chancellor's Fellow in Vertebrate Palaeontology, University of Edinburgh
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Professor, Vertebrate Palaeontology, and Director, Redpath Museum, McGill University
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PhD Candidate, Biology, Redpath Museum, Biology Department, McGill University
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Senior Research Fellow in Palaeontology, University of Canterbury
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Adjunct Professor in Palaeontology, University of Canterbury
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