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Name
Means
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"Fish lizard " |
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Type
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Marine reptiles (not dinosaurs) |
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Lived
When
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Early Jurassic (206-180 million years ago) |
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Length
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6.5 feet |
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Weight
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200 pounds |
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Weapons
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Strong jaws, sharp teeth |
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Diet
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Fish, octopus, other marine animals |
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Habitat
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Ocean, near surface; fossils found near England; Germany; Greenland and Alberta, Canada |
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Interesting |
They gave birth in the water to live young (they did not lay eggs). Scientists know this because they found fossils with the babies still inside the mother!
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