I’ve always thought of ichthyosaurs as dinosaurs. But technically, I gather they’re classed as ancient marine reptiles while dinosaurs were those ancient reptiles that lived on land. Wikipedia highlights this issue more. Ichthyosaurs, of...
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Sea monster search draws MSU scientist to land of polar bears from Montana State University’s press office is a feature looking at their paleontologist Pat Druckenmiller and how he goes to the Arctic in search of fossiles. It touches on him finding.
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Kathleen Bousquet posted here on the blog that she wanted a replica toy ichthyosaur for her granddaughter. That got me looking to see what’s out there in the way of ichthyosaur toys and gifts. Not a lot, but I did find her toy and a few other...
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Fins of Ancient Marine Reptile Like Fiberglass from LiveScience covers a new study that finds ichthyosaurs  had a fiberglass-like collagen covering on their fins to provide strength. The collagen fibers were discovered after studying well preserved...
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‘Monster’ fossil find in Arctic from the BBC covers a massive “treasure trove” of plesiosaurs and ichthyosaurs found on Spitsbergen, a large island between Norway and the North Pole. A giant plesiosaur fossil has been nicknamed...
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