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A new genus and species of ophthalmosaurid ichthyosaur that swam in the Late Jurassic seas has been identified from an exceptionally well-preserved specimen found in Dorset, England. An artist’s impression of Thalassodraco etchesi. Image credit: Megan Jacobs. Ichthyosaurs were a successful group of large marine reptiles for most of the …

New research by Brockport College Professor Judy Massare and University of Manchester paleontologist Dean Lomax confirms that two species of ichthyosaurs — Ichthyosaurus communis and I. intermedius – are actually one and the same species. Ichthyosaurs. Image credit: Julio Lacerda. Ichthyosaurs — predatory marine reptiles that ranged in size from …