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Extinct marine ichthyosaur with gnarly teeth discovered in Colombia

Kyhytysuka, A 130-million-year-old marine fossil, has given researchers out of McGill Universitys Redpath Museum a glimpse of the Early Cretaceous sea and added new fruit to the evolutionary tree during that time period.

A marine reptile in Columbia dating back about 130 million years that looked like a swordfish has been identified as a new species. The well preserved skull that measured a meter in length (3.3 feet) was found by an international team of researchers from Canada, Germany, and Columbia. The newly identified species, which has been... Read more »

Extinct marine ichthyosaur with gnarly teeth discovered in Colombia

Kyhytysuka, A 130-million-year-old marine fossil, has given researchers out of McGill Universitys Redpath Museum a glimpse of the Early Cretaceous sea and added new fruit to the evolutionary tree during that time period.

Around 130 million-year-ago a marine reptile with an arsenal of teeth used to stalk the ancient oceans.

A newly identified species of ichthyosaur had big teeth to attack large prey, possibly including other marine reptiles.

Scientists revealed a newly discovered marine ichthyosaur species with gnarly teeth that was found in Colombia.

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The animal shows the evolution of a unique arsenal of teeth to devour its prey against other ichthyosaurs that had small, equally sized teeth.