Hauffiopteryx typicus ichthyosaur, illustration. Ichthyosaurs were marine reptiles that lived from 248 to 90 million years ago, during the Triassic, J
Hauffiopteryx typicus ichthyosaur, 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). Hauffiopteryx typicus ichthyosaurs reached lengths of metres. They existed around 182 million years ago in the Early Jurassic. It is thought they fed on prey such as squid.
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