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Ophthalmosaurus
3D Dinopedia Piscivorous
Period of life:
165-157 mya
Taxonomy:
Marine reptiles
Height:
1.4 m
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Jurassic period Ophthalmosaurus | 3D Dinopedia
Jurassic period Ophthalmosaurus 3D Dinopedia
Jurassic period Ophthalmosaurus 3D Dinopedia
Jurassic period Ophthalmosaurus 3D Dinopedia
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Ophthalmosaurus
(165-157 mya)
What the name means: Wide-eyed lizard
Ophthalmosaurus was a Jurassic ichthyosaur that inhabited the territories of Europe and North America about 160 million years ago. It got its name "eye lizard" because of its extraordinarily large eyes, which reached about 22 cm in diameter. Ophthalmosaurus had an elegant dolphin-like body, up to 4 meters long, and its jaws with numerous tiny teeth were well adapted for catching squids. The needle-like teeth did not allow the prey to be torn apart, but served only to capture and hold small animals that could be swallowed whole. Its diet may have also included hard food, such as small fish and marine reptiles. The body of Ophthalmosaurus, like other ichthyosaurs, was streamlined, and its tail fin was crescent-shaped. Its forelimbs were more developed than its hind limbs, suggesting that the front fins acted as a "steering system", while the powerful tail provided acceleration.
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