Stenopterygius quadricissus, Ichthyosaur skull Ankylosaurus and to stimulate further interest

and to stimulate further interest on the study of fossils among young readers

Any creature's remains that were washed into one of these lagoons would lay undisturbed and unscavanged

Primitive Echinoderms first appeared in the fossil record 570 million years ago in the Lower Cambrian Period

3 meters (14 feet) long and 1

Stenopterygius quadricissus, Ichthyosaur skull Ankylosaurus and to stimulate further interestStenopterygius quadriscissus is an extinct genus of ichthyosaur from the Early to Middle Jurassic from Europe. Maximum length was 4 m. The habits of Stenopterygius were similar to those of present day dolphins. It spent most of its life in the open sea, where it hunted fish, cephalopods and other animals. Ichthyosaur infants were born tail first, to prevent them from drowning before fully clearing the birth canal. Stenopterygius was a very fast