Fossil - Fossil matrix - Mixosaurus - 32 cm - 18 cm
No. 88498391
Fossil - Fossil matrix - Mixosaurus - 20 cm - 20 cm
No. 88498391
Fossil - Fossil matrix - Mixosaurus - 20 cm - 20 cm
The skull of the Mixosaurus is a kind of ichthyosaur. This piece is cleaned with sandblasting technology, so the skull can appear more three-dimensional, and many parts can be preserved, which like teeth are also very three-dimensional, lifelike feeling. Both the eyes and teeth are well preserved.
The size of the skull is 22*10 cm. Matrix is about 20*20*3 cm.
Mixosaurus was a small to medium-sized ichthyosaur, not growing more than 2 metres (6.6 ft) in total length with small species not growing more than 1 metre (3.3 ft). It possessed a long tail with a low fin, suggesting it could have been a slow swimmer, but also possessed a dorsal fin for stability in the water. The paddle-like limbs were made up of five toes each, unlike the three toes found in later Ichthyosaurs.
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