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

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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

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Oldest Fossils Of Remarkable Marine Reptiles Found In Arctic

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Researchers claim to have found the remains of an ichthyosaur that lived about 2 million years after the worst mass extinction on Earth

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The oldest fossils of an important marine reptile have been discovered in the Arctic

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

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Fossils of massive ancient marine reptile found on remote Arctic island

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.

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Fossils dating to about 250 million years ago unearthed on a Norway Arctic island are now providing insight into the rise of ichthyosaurs.

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Fossils dating to about 250 million years ago unearthed in a harsh and remote locale

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For nearly 190 years, scientists have searched for the origins of ancient sea-going reptiles from the Age of Dinosaurs. Now a team of Swedish and Norwegian paleontologists has discovered remains of the earliest known ichthyosaur("fish-lizard") ...

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Oldest sea reptile from Age of Dinosaurs found on Arctic island

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – 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 dating to about 250 million years ago unearthed in a harsh and remote locale – Norway’s Arctic island of Spitsbergen – are now provid…

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Scientists discovered the oldest known Ichthyosaur remains. The paleontological find is changing how scientists see the emergence of the species as a whole.

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Oldest known Ichthyosaur remains discovered 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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