Ichthyosaur

Ichthyosaurus communis

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Where was it found?

Oceans

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Diet and foraging method

Hunted its prey and pursued them with great speed.

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Key adaptations

Ichthyosaurus had a streamlined body shape for swimming efficiently to hunt prey. It also had solid ear bones which could probably transfer vibrations to the inner ear, and huge, sensitive eyes which made it good at hunting by sight.

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Social organisation

N/A

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Did you know that...?

Ichthyosaurus communis is extinct and lived in the Jurassic period, approximately 200 to 183 million years ago.

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Taxonomy

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Picture credits:

"Houston Ichthyosaur" by Linda MacPhee-Cobb - fossilUploaded by FunkMonk. Licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Houston_Ichthyosaur.jpg#/media/File:Houston_Ichthyosaur.jpg