Fossil Ichthyosaur Blubber Is Evidence They Were Warm-Blooded
Discover Magazine - Wed 5 Dec 18For the first time, researchers have identified blubber, and other soft tissue, preserved in an Early Jurassic ichthyosaur. The new interpretation of the 180-million-year-old fossil suggests ...
Fossil blubber shows ichthyosaurs were warm blooded reptiles
Newscientist - Wed 5 Dec 18A fossil so well preserved that its skin is still flexible is revealing much more about the marine reptiles called ichthyosaurs that swam in the sea during the age of dinosaurs
Fossil preserves 'sea monster' blubber and skin
BBC News - Wed 5 Dec 18Scientists identify fossilised blubber from an ancient marine reptile that lived 180 million years ago.
Soft tissue shows Jurassic ichthyosaur was warm-blooded, had blubber and camouflage
Phys.org - Wed 5 Dec 18An ancient, dolphin-like marine reptile resembles its distant relative in more than appearance, according to an international team of researchers that includes scientists from North Carolina ...
Soft tissue shows Jurassic ichthyosaur was warm-blooded, had blubber and camouflage, ScienceDaily - Wed 5 Dec 18Ichthyosaur may have had blubber, which means the ‘sea monster’ may have been warm-blooded
ZME Science - Thu 6 Dec 18Blubber is extremely rare among reptiles.
180-million-year-old 'sea monster' found with skin and blubber
FOXNews - Thu 6 Dec 18The fossil of a 180-million-year-old ichthyosaur from the Jurassic era has been discovered and it contains evidence of blubber and skin, making the creature more similar to modern-day dolphins ...
Amazingly Well-Preserved Fossil Shines Light on Ancient Ichthyosaur
Geek.com - Thu 6 Dec 18Dolphins and ichthyosaurs are a classic example of convergent evolution—the separate species independently evolving similarly streamlined shapes. A recent discovery, however, suggests the ...
Ichthyosaurus that lived 180 million years ago were like dolphins
Daily Mail - Wed 5 Dec 18A remarkable analysis of its fossilised soft tissue - conducted by Lund University in Sweden - has shown for the first time that ichthyosaurs had blubber to insulate them against the cold water.
Jurassic Ichthyosaur Fossil So Well-preserved The Skin Is Still Soft
Science 2.0 - Mon 10 Dec 18The ichthyosaur (literally ‘fish-lizard’) lived in what is today southern Germany during the Jurassic Period some 180 million years ago. The two-meter long reptile swam in the vast ocean ...
Jurassic Ichthyosaur Was Warm-blooded
Laboratory Equipment - Thu 6 Dec 18NewsSoft tissue shows Jurassic ichthyosaur was warm-blooded, had blubber and camouflage.Contributed Author: North Carolina State UniversityTopics: Archaeology
Jurassic marine reptile was warm-blooded, had blubber, used camouflage
UPI - Wed 5 Dec 18New research suggests Jurassic ichthyosaurs were more like modern marine mammals than previously realized.
Remarkably preserved fossil sea reptile reveals skin that is still soft
Eurekalert - Thu 6 Dec 18The remains of an 180 million-year-old ichthyosaur (literally 'fish-lizard') have been analysed, and the fossil is so well-preserved that its soft-tissues retain some of their original pliability. ...