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Ichthyotitan severnensis discovery

Overview

Paleontologists have identified a new species of ichthyosaur, named Ichthyotitan severnensis, which may be the largest marine reptile ever formally described. Based on bone fragments discovered in the Westbury Mudstone Formation in Somerset, UK, researchers believe the creature could have reached lengths of at least 25 meters.

The study, published in PLOS ONE by researchers from the University of Bristol and the University of Manchester, notes that while the size estimate is based on limited skeletal remains, the dimensions of the recovered jaws suggest a massive predator. These giant ichthyosaurs are believed to have gone extinct during the Triassic-Jurassic extinction approximately 200 million years ago.

Entities

University of Bristol · Ichthyotitan severnensis · Ichthyosaurus anningae · Ribadesella · Museo del Jurásico de Asturias

Timeline

  1. [CULTURE] 2 sources
    Ichthyotitan severnensis identified as potentially massive new marine reptile

    Researchers have discovered Ichthyotitan severnensis, a new ichthyosaur species in the UK that may have reached lengths of 25 meters, making it one of the largest marine reptiles ever described.

  2. [CULTURE] 2 sources
    Asturias museum unveils unique 192-million-year-old marine reptile

    The Jurassic Museum of Asturias has unveiled a reconstruction of an Ichthyosaurus anningae, the largest known specimen of its species and the first found outside the United Kingdom.

Sources

actualidad.rt.com · barilochedigital.com · lasemainedansleboulonnais.fr · rtpa.es