The skull of the Mixosaurus is a kind of ichthyosaur. This piece is cleaned with sandblasting technology, so the skull can appear more three-dimensional, and many parts can be preserved, which like teeth are also very three-dimensional, lifelike feeling. Both the eyes and teeth are well preserved.

The size of the skull is 27*11 cm. Matrix is about 31*17*2.5 cm.

Mixosaurus was a small to medium-sized ichthyosaur, not growing more than 2 metres (6.6 ft) in total length with small species not growing more than 1 metre (3.3 ft). It possessed a long tail with a low fin, suggesting it could have been a slow swimmer, but also possessed a dorsal fin for stability in the water. The paddle-like limbs were made up of five toes each, unlike the three toes found in later Ichthyosaurs.


The skull of the Mixosaurus is a kind of ichthyosaur. This piece is cleaned with sandblasting technology, so the skull can appear more three-dimensional, and many parts can be preserved, which like teeth are also very three-dimensional, lifelike feeling. Both the eyes and teeth are well preserved.

The size of the skull is 27*11 cm. Matrix is about 31*17*2.5 cm.

Mixosaurus was a small to medium-sized ichthyosaur, not growing more than 2 metres (6.6 ft) in total length with small species not growing more than 1 metre (3.3 ft). It possessed a long tail with a low fin, suggesting it could have been a slow swimmer, but also possessed a dorsal fin for stability in the water. The paddle-like limbs were made up of five toes each, unlike the three toes found in later Ichthyosaurs.


Eksemplar
Fossil
Videnskabeligt navn
Mixosaurus
Geologisk periode
Trias, Mellemste (247,2 - 237,5 millioner år)
Stand
Naturlige
Behandling
Bevaret
Højde
31 cm
Bredde
17 cm
Dybde
2,5 cm

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