1.42" Ichthyosaur Vertebra in Rock - South Wales

This is a juvenile Ichthyosaur (Ichthyosaurus sp.) vertebra that has been partially prepped free from the rock it was found it, however some of the rock has been left behind for presentation purposes. It was collected from the Lower Lias - Planorbis Zone at Lavernock Point of South Wales.

It comes with an acrylic display stand.

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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DETAILS
SPECIES
Ichthyosaurus sp.
LOCATION
Lavernock Point, Penarth, Nr. Cardiff, South Wales
FORMATION
Lower Lias, Planorbis Zone
SIZE
1.42" wide, 1.5x1.6" rock
ITEM
#86660
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