Oldest fossils of remarkable marine reptiles found in Arctic

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Swedish and Norwegian palaeontologists have discovered remains of the earliest known ichthyosaur on the remote Arctic island of Spitsbergen. Ichthyosaurs were an extinct group of marine reptiles whose fossils have been recovered worldwide. They were amongst the first land living animals to adapt to life in the open sea and evolved a body shape similar to modern whales.

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Oldest Fossils Of Remarkable Marine Reptiles Found In Arctic

Researchers said they have found remains of the earliest-known ichthyosaur, which lived approximately 2 million years after Earth's worst mass extinction that ended the Permian Period

3 months ago·New Delhi, India

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CBS News

Fossils of massive ancient marine reptile found on remote Arctic island

The remains were about 250 million years old and offer new evidence for how ichthyosaurs may have evolved.

3 months ago·New York, United States

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Channel News Asia

Oldest fossils of remarkable marine reptiles found in Arctic

WASHINGTON : Ichthyosaurs were a successful group of marine reptiles that prospered during the age of dinosaurs, some reaching up to around 70 feet (21 meters) long - exceeded in size in the history of Earth's oceans only by the largest of the whales.But their origins have been a bit mysterious. Fossils d

3 months ago·Singapore

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National Post

Oldest fossils of remarkable marine reptiles found in Arctic

WASHINGTON -- Ichthyosaurs were a successful group of marine reptiles that prospered during the age of dinosaurs, some reaching up to around 70 feet (21 meters) long - exceeded in size in the history of Earth's oceans only by the largest of the whales.

3 months ago·Canada

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