Eurhinosaurus ichthyosaur with a human figure for scale, illustration. Ichthyosaurs were marine reptiles that lived from 248 to 90 million years ago, during the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous. They were carnivorous predators, and being streamlined and swift were extremely well adapted to their marine habitat. They inhabited an ecological niche that was similar to that of the present day porpoises (marine mammals). Eurhinosaurus ichthyosaurs reached lengths of 6 metres. They existed around 183 to 175 million years ago in the Early Jurassic. Eurhinosaurus had an elongated upper jaw. Ichthyosaurs went extinct long before humans evolved. | |
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