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Jurassic/Cretaceous--Ichthyosaurs and Other Marine Reptiles

A Cruel Sea. British Broadcasting Company. Part of the "Walking with Dinosaurs" series. Provides background information on the Jurassic of Germany, including general overviews of climate, landscapes, plate positions, some European dinosaurs, and the marine reptiles Opthalmosaurus (an ichthyosaur), Liopleuropdon (a giant short-necked plesiosaur), and Cryptoclidus (a long-necked plesiosaur).

The Museum. Urwelt Museum, Hauff, Germany. Photographs and short discussions of the famous marine reptiles from Germany including ichthyosaurs and plesiosaurs with carbon films of their body outlines.

Ichthyosaurs. Enchanting Learning. Short, nontechnical summary of the ichthyosaurs, their size, behavior, types, and classification. At this site you can also find summaries of information about other marine reptiles such as plesiosaurs and mososaurs and the giant sea turtle, Archelon. Also has nformation sheets and printouts for coloring.

Ichthyosauria. Palaeos. Technical summary of the ichthyosaurs, including phylogeny, with some illustrations and pictures of fossils. Be sure to check down the cladogram to see the variety of ichthyosaurs known. At this Web site, the famous ichthyosaurus fossils from Germany with skin outlines are classified under the Thumnosauria.

Oceans of Kansas. Mike Everhart. Lots of information concerning marine fossils from the Cretaceous of Mid-America. Good discussions and pictures of mososaurs, plesiosaurs, and large fish.

 

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