U.K. paleontologists find nearly complete Ichthyosaur

✨ Ichthyosaur from Holzmaden: a Jurassic treasure ✨ At Mineralia Polanco, you can admire this remarkable ichthyosaur fossil from southern Germany, found in the renowned Holzmaden site. 🦴 This medium-sized juvenile specimen preserves most of its skeleton with extraordinary detail — even showing remains of its last meal inside the stomach area, a rare glimpse into prehistoric life. 📍 Visit us at Mineralia Gallery Polanco, Edgar Allan Poe 30A, Polanco III Secc, Miguel Hidalgo, CDMX 🌐 Learn more

This is a stunning ancient marine reptile called an ichthyosaur. Oh, and it is the only known example of the ichthyosaur called Leptonectes moorei. The fossil was discovered in 1995 by friend and renowned fossil hunter, Chris Moore. It comes from the roughly 190 million year old Jurassic rocks from the foreshore at Seatown, Dorset. It was named in his honour in 1999. I've studied this specimen a bunch of times. It’s such a beautiful fossil. It's not a dolphin. Not a dinosaur. And, well, although