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April 6, 1821, the description of the very first ichthyosaurs and plesiosaurs by William Conybeare published. Both fossils were found by palaeontologist Mary Anning 🐉💦
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Among my favourite animals are #ICHTHYOSAURS - the 'fish lizards' - and it's always a joy to look at their fossils (we have many of them in the UK). So I _loved_ compiling current thinking on them for my new book Ancient Sea Reptiles, out now from @NHM_London and @SmithsonianBook
The main chapters cover ‘lesser known’ marine reptile groups, then the geologically longer-lived #ichthyosaurs, the diverse and often long-necked #plesiosaurs, those phenomenal giant lizards the #mosasaurs and, finally, the sea #turtles... (images by Brian Choo)
Young ichthyosaurs are caught between a rock and a hard place - a pair of fishing basal tetanurans and a lurking Rhomaleosaurus. Not as happy with this one as I would like but I learnt lots about how to paint water and caustics!
Today is #WorldWhaleDay, but unfortunately, I have yet to draw any whales, which is a damn shame. As compensation, here’s Ichthyosaurs instead.
After seeing all of the interesting #paleoaquarium art, I decided to do my own. A group of kids gathered around watch the Ichthyosaurs up close. #ichthyosaur #paleoart #ArtistOnTwitter
April 6, 1821, the description of the very first ichthyosaurs and plesiosaurs by William Conybeare published. Both fossils were found by palaeontologist Mary Anning 🪨🔨
https://t.co/g2mhuFy9Wx
A great past vs modern interpretation of Ichthyosaurus by @nixillustration
A recent paper came out on soft tissue reconstruction on ichthyosaurs that everyone should check out.
https://t.co/V0NV45weNb
#Fossils #Paleontology
#SciArt time I guess because my GOD I love ichthyosaurs
@friel This is a phenomenon in its own right, as it evolved in swordfishes/sailfishes, leptonectid ichthyosaurs like Eurhinosaurus, Protosphyraena (left), and thalattosaurs like Xinpusaurus (right).
On to the second kind of ichthyosaur I drew: the Undorosaurus relative. Two specimens of a distinct-but-yet-unnamed genus of ichthyosaur resembling Undorosaurus are found at the site. This suggests these ichthyosaurs come from a lineage that moved south from the boreal realm…
I finally finished this one! A small #plesiosaur trawling the seabed while small (spec) ichthyosaurs trail behind and pick off what the big one tosses up…and poops out
DIGITAL ICHTHYOSAURS AND REBUILDING IN THREE DIMENSIONS - https://t.co/x41Z3JowXm After 200 years of study there remain many questions about the biology of the Jurassic fish-like sea dragons, ichthyosaurs. One for the whole family!
#dinosaurs #fossils
A #paleoart salute to ichthyosaurs this #FossilFriday: splendid beasts that I've had an excuse to restore several times recently. Marine reptiles are really fun to draw and these have been a blast to work on. Here's Temnodontosaurus, Ichthyosaurus, Shonisaurus and Leptonectes.
It’s the “Mother of Paleontology,” Mary Anning’s, birthday! Born #OTD in 1799, she hailed from Dorset, England, & grew up collecting fossils. A few of her many accomplishments include unearthing one of the first ichthyosaurs & discovering Dimorphodon & Plesiosaurus! #FossilFriday
April 6, 1821, the description of the very first ichthyosaurs and plesiosaurs by William Conybeare published. Both fossils were found by palaeontologist Mary Anning 🪨🔨
https://t.co/qahNtoOLTQ
@thejohnconway @TetZoo For more or less the same reason I add keels to my ichthyosaurs but I think that’s already a more well established thing