The fossils of three ichthyosaurs giant marine reptiles that patrolled primordial oceans have been discovered high up in the Swiss Alps, and include the largest ever tooth found for the species, a study said Thursday.
this is a backbone, so it s part of the spine, and this is one of more than 150 individual vertebrae in this entire skeleton. so, this individual is not only the most complete ichthyosaur skeleton ever found, the biggest one ever found here in the uk, incredible at ten metres long. but it s actually the biggest prehistoric reptile skeleton ever found here as well, the most complete skeleton. very gently back. 0k. the huge ichthyosaur has now been removed from the reservoir bed. the skull block on its own weighed almost a tonne. having lain in the mud undisturbed for nearly 200 million years, the rutland sea dragon is one of britain s greatest ever fossil finds. jonah fisher, bbc news.
joe hadn t found a dinosaur, but it was an ichthyosaur a monstrous, air breathing sea reptile, also known as a sea dragon, that swam about 180 million years ago. back then, rutland and most of the midlands was under water, covered by a warm, shallow sea. what makes this particular sea dragon so special is its size and condition. this is a backbone, so it s part of the spine, and this is one of more than 150 individual vertebrae in this entire skeleton. so, this individual is not only the most complete ichthyosaur skeleton ever found, the biggest one ever found here in the uk, incredible at ten metres long. but it s actually the biggest prehistoric reptile skeleton ever found here as well, the most complete skeleton. 0k. the huge ichthyosaur has now been removed from the reservoir bed. the skull block on its own
found here in the uk, incredible at ten metres long. but it s actually the biggest prehistoric reptile skeleton ever found here as well, the most complete skeleton. very gently back. 0k. the huge ichthyosaur has now been removed from the reservoir bed. the skull block on its own weighed almost a ton. having lain in the mud undisturbed for nearly 200 million years, the rutland sea dragon is one of britain s greatest ever fossil finds. jonah fisher, bbc news. a massive trove of artefacts detailing pre world war 2 eastern european jewish life has gone online. it s the largest collection of yiddish language materials in the world. the unveiling is seen as a milestone in the preservation ofjewish history. it s been brought about by digitising millions of items held in physical archives in lithuania and new york. before we go, ijust