Ichthyosaur, Stenopterygius quadriscissus (Quenstedt)
This Ichthyosaur has been preserved with the broken-up skeletons of the unborn young inside. A fourth may have just been born - its skeleton can be seen below her tail. This specimen lived between 187 and 178 mya
Picture No
10704267
Media ID
47561330
Size
4305px x 1528px
(7.3MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / Natural History Museum
Source
Photograph from the Natural History Museum Collection
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