- fluke. Like
ichthyosaurs and plesiosaurs,
metriorhynchids developed smooth,
scaleless skin.
Metriorhynchids were the only
group of
archosaurs to become...
-
metriorhynchids known from the Mörnsheim
Formation (Solnhofen limestone,
early Tithonian) of Bavaria, Germany.
Alongside three other metriorhynchid species...
- Late Miocene. Some
marine reptiles, such as ichthyosaurs, plesiosaurs,
metriorhynchid thalattosuchians, and
mosasaurs became so well
adapted to a
marine lifestyle...
-
plesiomorphic condition. The
pelvic anatomy of
Cricosaurus and
other metriorhynchids and
fossilized embryos belonging to the non-archosaur archosauromorph...
- (modern sea
turtles and
extinct ichthyosaurs, mosasaurs, plesiosaurs,
metriorhynchids), and
flightless aquatic birds such as penguins. Hyperphalangy, or...
- Pliosaurus, Liopleurodon).
Plesiosaurs became common at this time, and
metriorhynchids first appeared. In the Jur****ic seas, a wide
range of
animals swam...
-
Metriorhynchus also have
these well-developed salt glands.
Several species of
metriorhynchids are
known from the Mörnsheim
Formation (Solnhofen limestone, early...
- such as
dolphins or whales, ichthyosaurs, mosasaurs, plesiosaurs, and
metriorhynchids.
Fluke (flatworm),
parasitic flatworms in the
class Trematoda Blood...
-
turtles and the now-extinct plesiosaurs, mosasaurs, ichthyosaurs, and
metriorhynchids.
Usage of the
terms "fin" and "flipper" is
sometimes inconsistent,...
-
their maneuvering. The fins on the
tails of cetaceans, ichthyosaurs,
metriorhynchids,
mosasaurs and
plesiosaurs are
called flukes. Foil
shaped fins generate...
