Chthyosaurs are marine reptiles known from hundreds of fossils from the time of the dinosaurs.An international team of scientists have revealed a new species of Ichthyosaur (a dolphin-like marine reptile from the age of dinosaurs) from Iraq, which revolutionizes our understanding of the evolution and extinction of these ancient marine reptiles. Malawania represents the last-known member of a kind of Ichthyosaur long believed to have gone extinct during the Early Jurassic, more than 66 million years earlier. This is a find that has revolutionized human findings of previous encountering with fossils of what was living during a period of time.
Article: Fossil Saved from Mule Track Revolutionizes Understanding of Ancient Dolphin-Like Marine Reptile
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