1.35" Ichthyosaur Vertebrae - Somerset, England

This is a 1.35" wide Ichthyosaur vertebrae collected in Somerset, England. It has been totally removed from the surrounding rock and is very 3D.

Ichthyosaurs
Artists reconstruction of an Ichthyosaur.  Image Credit: Nobu Tamura (http://spinops.blogspot.com/)
Artists reconstruction of an Ichthyosaur. Image Credit: Nobu Tamura (http://spinops.blogspot.com/)
("Fish Lizard") was a giant marine reptile which thrived from much of the Mesozoic era. They evolved in the mid Triassic from a group of unidentified land reptiles which transition back into the water. This line evolved in parallel to the ancestors of todays dolphins and whales, something known as convergent evolution.
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SPECIES
Ichthyosaur (species not known)
LOCATION
East Quantoxhead, Somerset, UK
SIZE
1.35" wide
ITEM
#45228
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