Ichthyosauria

E673037

clade extinct taxon marine reptile group

Ichthyosauria is an extinct group of marine reptiles that resembled dolphins and thrived in the world’s oceans during the Mesozoic Era.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Ichthyosaurus	1

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	clade ⓘ extinct taxon ⓘ marine reptile group ⓘ
adaptation	secondary adaptation to marine life ⓘ
ate	cephalopods ⓘ fish ⓘ
bodyShape	fusiform ⓘ streamlined ⓘ
class	Reptilia ⓘ
diet	carnivorous ⓘ
discoveredIn	19th century ⓘ
ecologicalRole	apex marine predator ⓘ mesopredator ⓘ
etymologyLanguage	Greek ⓘ
extinctionStatus	extinct ⓘ
firstAppearance	Early Triassic NERFINISHED ⓘ
fossilRecord	abundant ⓘ
fossilType	pregnant females with embryos ⓘ skeletons ⓘ
geologicalPeriod	Mesozoic Era NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasAnatomicalFeature	dorsal fin ⓘ elongated snout ⓘ hypocercal tail fin ⓘ large eyes ⓘ paddle-like limbs ⓘ
hasSubgroup	Ichthyosauridae NERFINISHED ⓘ Mixosauridae NERFINISHED ⓘ Ophthalmosauridae NERFINISHED ⓘ Shastasauridae NERFINISHED ⓘ
infraclass	Lepidosauromorpha NERFINISHED ⓘ
kingdom	Animalia ⓘ
lastAppearance	Late Cretaceous ⓘ
livedIn	marine environment ⓘ ocean ⓘ
locomotion	aquatic locomotion ⓘ tail-powered swimming ⓘ
nameMeaning	fish lizards ⓘ
notableFossilSite	Holzmaden, Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ Lyme Regis, England NERFINISHED ⓘ Nevada, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
phylum	Chordata ⓘ
reproduction	viviparous ⓘ
resembles	dolphin ⓘ fish ⓘ
respiration	air-breathing ⓘ
sensoryAdaptation	large sclerotic rings in eyes ⓘ
subclass	Diapsida NERFINISHED ⓘ
taxonRank	order ⓘ
temporalRange	approximately 250 million years ago to 90 million years ago ⓘ

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Diapsida → includesTaxon → Ichthyosauria ⓘ

Crystal Palace Dinosaurs → depicts → Ichthyosauria ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ichthyosaurus

Tendaguru Formation → yieldedFossil → Ichthyosauria ⓘ