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FILTER RESULTS ►Only some ichthyosaurs got the bends
I didn't know you could detect "the bends" in fossils, but apparently evidence of such events is preserved as bony deformities (microinfarcts), as reported in The Economist:That these Mesozoic marine reptiles, contemporaries of the dinosaurs, got the bends can be seen from their bones. Show More Summary
The Tuna-Lizards
The classic ichthyosaur Ichthyosaurus communis, from here.
Ichthyosaurs have long been one of the most famous examples of convergent evolution. These Mesozoic marine reptiles, as any textbook will tell you, evolved a body form similar to that of modern dolphins and sharks, and presumably held a similar niche as fast-swimming apex predators. Show More Summary
Ichthyosaurs and their Young - Viviparous Marine Reptiles
Ichthyosaurs and their Young - Mesozoic Marine Reptiles Ichthyosaurs, otherwise known as "fish lizards" are group of marine reptiles, that have their origins in the Triassic Period. These sea monsters...
Warm-Blooded Mesozoic Marine Reptiles
Regulation of Body Temperature by Some Mesozoic Marine Reptiles. 2010. A. Bernard, et al. Science 328: 1379 – 1382.
War That Time Forgot © DC Comics Abstract: What the body temperature and thermoregulation processes of extinct vertebrates were are central questions for understanding their ecology and evolution. Show More Summary
Mesozoic Marine Reptiles Were Warm Blooded?!
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Giant reptiles that ruled dinosaur-era seas might have been warm-blooded, a new study says.
Researchers found that ancient ocean predators possibly regulated their body temperatures, which allowed for aggressiveShow More Summary
The Bite Force of a Pliosaur - 33,000 lbs per square inch!
Pliosaurs - Terrible Monsters of the Mesozoic Seas A study into the potential bite force of an extinct marine reptile indicates that it was able to generate a force of...
Sea Monsters - Magnetic Play Set
Sea Monsters - Magnetic Play Set Building on Everything Dinosaur's work with a number of marine reptile and other creatures that lived in the ancient seas of the Mesozoic, the......
Predatory Mesozoic Marine Reptiles
During the Mesozoic period (and even stretching back to the Permian), reptiles coontinuously invaded the seas. One of the first marine reptiles was Mesosaurus, an Early Permian anapsid with needle-like dentition. During the TriassicShow More Summary
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