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The discovery of a rare new fossil sheds light on NZ’s extinct dolphin-like reptiles

  • Written by Paul Scofield, Adjunct Professor in Palaeontology, University of Canterbury
The discovery of a rare new fossil sheds light on NZ’s extinct dolphin-like reptilesAn artist's impression of a Platypterigius ichthyosaur.Dmitry Bogdanov, CC BY-SA

Ichthyosaurs were reptiles that swam in the seas during the time of the dinosaurs. They evolved separately around 250 million years ago, possibly from a crocodile-like ancestor, to resemble fish and modern dolphins.

Then, they went extinct around 94 million years ago.

An artist's impression of an ichthyosaur.Ic...

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