Marine reptile
Jurassic sea dragonsê were once thought to be fish or lizards. They are now recognised as air-breathing marine reptiles. Unlike most reptiles, ichthyosaurs did not lay eggs but gave birth to live young. They ate other sea creatures including ammonites. This ichthyosaur is 193_200 million years old and was found at Lyme Regis.
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- TTNCM : 8373
- Collection Class
- Fossils
- Collector Excavator
- David Williams
- Material
- animal remains, rock
- Common Name
- marine reptile
- Simple Name
- fossil
- Period Classification
- Jurassic (201-145 million BP)
- Production Date
- 200-193 million BP (about)
