Ichthyosaur Origin Might Predate Permian-Triassic Extinction Event

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Oldest 'fish-lizard' fossils ever found suggests these sea monsters survived the 'Great Dying'
By Harry Baker, LIveScience, March 18, 2023
The fossilized remains of an ichthyosaur dating back to shortly after the Permian mass

extinction suggest that the ancient sea monsters emerged before the catastrophic event
 

Oldest sea reptile from Age of Dinosaurs found on Arctic island
Uppsla University, March 13, 2023

 

The paper is:

 

Kear, B.P., Engelschiøn, V.S., Hammer, Ø., Roberts, A.J. & Hurum, J.H., 2023: Earliest Triassic

ichthyosaur fossils push back oceanic reptile origins. Current Biology 33(5), R1-R2

 

Yours,

Paul H.

Edited March 20, 2023 by Oxytropidoceras
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