What we can learn from a lost fossil: the case of ‘ <i>Ichthyosaurus</i> ’ <i>torrei</i>

2025/09/07 by Jack A. Cooper · 1 voice
Earth and Planetary Sciences · Social Sciences · #Evolution and Paleontology Studies #Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology #Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology

paper · pdf · doi:10.1080/08912963.2025.2557745

openalex publication_date 2025/09/07 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/22

Abstract

Ichthyosaurs are among the most iconic taxa in palaeontology. Known from fossils of the Triassic all the way to the Cretaceous, well over 100 species of these dolphin-shaped marine reptiles swam ou...

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• Our newest #ScienceCommunication editorial covers the holotype of the enigmatic 'Ichthyosaurus' torrei... a specimen that was lost with only photos, CT scans & documentation left to extract data. Rea [bsky, 1 points, 0 comments]

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