#ophtalmosaurus

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paleostream flocking 31th of january 2025

ophtalmosaurus spriggina bothriolepis homunculus

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A silent, calm stroll on the beach for Johanna is suddenly interrupted by the sudden beaching of a rather unusual animal: Ophtalmosaurus

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A humble attempt at representing different prehistoric, aquatic terrors- with an unfortunate diver for scale.

Hopefully I got the sizes right!

(Available on RedBubble)

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Ancient marine reptiles inhabited the icy waters of the north

New ichthyosaur fossil discoveries in Arctic Russia indicate that these marine reptiles were adapted to life in icy polar regions.

A team of paleontologists from Russia and Germany found more evidence that ichthyosaurs during the Mesozoic Era inhabited cold water in the northern latitudes.

Image by Andrey Atuchin