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Sauropterygians are
united by a
radical adaptation of
their pectoral girdle,
adapted to
support powerful flipper strokes. Some
later sauropterygians,...
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Paleontology portal History of
science portal Dinosaurs portal This list of
fossil reptiles described in 2015 is a list of new taxa of
fossil reptiles...
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including ichthyosaurs and
sauropterygians. Some 21st
century studies have
found that ichthyosaurs,
thalattosaurs and
sauropterygians were
close relatives,...
- a dolphin-like body
shape that
flourished during the
Mesozoic era.
Sauropterygians were a
diverse group of
aquatic reptiles adapted for flipper-based...
- tail fluke, smooth,
scaleless skin, and
probably even live birth.
Sauropterygians developed from
terrestrial ancestors soon
after the end-Permian extinction...
- This list of
fossil reptiles described in 2024 is a list of new taxa of
fossil reptiles that were
described during the year 2024, as well as
other significant...
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Following is a list of
marine reptiles,
reptiles which are
adapted to life in
marine or
brackish environments. The
following marine reptiles are species...
- seen as an
adaptation to deep diving. A 2020
study has
posited that
sauropterygians relied on
vertical tail
strokes much like cetaceans. In plesiosaurs...
- near to + σαῦρος (sauros), lizard) is a
genus of extinct,
large marine sauropterygian reptile that
lived during the
Early Jur****ic. It is
known by nearly...
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arise from
bipedal archosaurs.
Ichthyosaurs and
nothosaurs (a
group of
sauropterygians)
dominate large marine fauna.
Cynodonts become smaller and nocturnal...
