11.3" Plate Of Ichthyosaur Bones - Somerset, England

This is a 11.3" wide plate of disarticulated Ichthyosaur bones found in Somerset, England. They have been nicely prepared and stand out in 3d relief against the shale. There are a number of vertebrae present up to about 1.5" wide along with many ribs, partial limb bones and possibly some skull pieces. Comes with a display stand.

Ichthyosaurs ("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.