First amphibious ichthyosaur discovered, filling evolutionary gap
Wednesday, November 5, 2014 - 13:00
in Paleontology & Archaeology
The first fossil of an amphibious ichthyosaur has been discovered in China by a team led by researchers at the University of California, Davis. The discovery is the first to link the dolphin-like ichthyosaur to its terrestrial ancestors, filling a gap in the fossil record. The fossil is described in a paper published in advance online Nov. 5 in the journal Nature.