ichthyosaurs /channels/taxonomy/term/23652/all en Extinct swordfish-shaped marine reptile discovered /channels/channels/news/extinct-swordfish-shaped-marine-reptile-discovered-335199 <p>A team of international researchers from Canada, Colombia, and Germany has discovered a new marine reptile. The specimen, a stunningly preserved metre-long skull, is one of the last surviving ichthyosaurs – ancient animals that look eerily like living swordfish.</p> Mon, 29 Nov 2021 17:33:25 +0000 webfull 175158 at /channels New species of ancient swimming reptile discovered by Museum student /channels/channels/news/new-species-ancient-swimming-reptile-discovered-museum-student-323687 <p>The <em>Hauffiopteryx altera</em>, a new species of Ichthyosaur discovered by a ƽ岻 student Dirley Cortés, a PhD candidate in paleontology with Dr. Hans Larsson, Director of the Redpath Museum, has been described iPalaeontologia Electronica, 23(2):a30.<br /> DOI: <a href="https://doi.org/10.26879/937">https://doi.org/10.26879/937</a> <a href="https://palaeo-electronica.org/content/2020/3078-revision-of-hauffiopteryx">here.</a></p> Thu, 13 Aug 2020 22:29:14 +0000 webfull 162472 at /channels