Researchers identified a prehistoric marine reptile found in 1935 as a thalattosaur, not a choristodere, using CT scans and a new specimen. Reconstruction ofScientists have reclassified a prehistoric marine reptile discovered in 1935 as one of the last thalattosaurs, not an early choristodere, after new findings and detailed imaging.
rocks in 1935 are from one of the final thalattosaurs, a large sea-lizard that behaved like an otter. “Thalattosaurs existed throughout the Triassic,” explained Jacob. “Some of them reached four meters in length and would have been the terrors of the seas. But ourwas only a meter long, and half of that was its long tail. It had a long neck too, a small head the size of a matchbox, which we hadn’t found, and four paddles. If it was like its relatives, it would have had lots of sharp little teeth, ideal for snatching fish and other small, wriggly prey.
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