Fossil - Fossil matrix - Mixosaurus - 29 cm - 19 cm

Mixosaurus is a kind of ichthyosaur. This piece is cleaned with Pneumatic pen, so the skull can appear more three-dimensional, and many parts can be preserved. This fossil has been cleaned very beautifully, and the bones are very distinct from the matrix. Its eyes and teeth are quite beautiful, and many details are still there.

The matrix size is about 29*19*2 cm, the skull is about 25 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.