After the Carboniferous era the Diapsid reptiles went through a period of huge evolutionary development and came to dominate land, air and oceans.

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After the Carboniferous era the Diapsid reptiles went through a period of huge evolutionary development and came to dominate land, air and oceans. This replica fossil is of the jaws and teeth of a common marine reptile, the Ichthyosaurus

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Size: 6000px × 3459px
Location: Scarborough, UK
Photo credit: © Nick Greaves / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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