How to Use ichthyosaur in a Sentence

ichthyosaur

noun
  • Pterosaurs took to the skies, while ichthyosaurs flourished in the oceans.
    — Sean Mowbray, Discover Magazine, 20 Sep. 2023
  • At first glance, the ichthyosaur didn't look like a major predator.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 20 Aug. 2020
  • Around 240 million years ago, the same may have been true for the ichthyosaur.
    — Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Aug. 2020
  • The ichthyosaur is a large marine reptile with paddle-like limbs and sharp teeth.
    — Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Jan. 2022
  • The ichthyosaur will be ready to go on display in the next 18 to 24 months.
    — Rachel Elbaum, NBC News, 10 Jan. 2022
  • The ichthyosaur might have swum through reefs in the South Pacific.
    — Alaska Dispatch News, 30 Sep. 2017
  • Scientists may be able to learn more from the discovery of this new ichthyosaur.
    — Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 2 Jan. 2022
  • Other ichthyosaur remains had been found in the area, but this was the only complete one found.
    — Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2022
  • The ichthyosaur might have scavenged the carcass of a thalattosaur that died by other means.
    — Jason Bittel, National Geographic, 20 Aug. 2020
  • The end-Triassic mass extinction was not the end of all ichthyosaurs, though.
    — Jacek Krywko, Ars Technica, 18 Apr. 2024
  • The ichthyosaur is of the genus Guizhouichthyosaurus and would have looked something like a large dolphin with long slender jaws.
    — Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Aug. 2020
  • Druckenmiller, an expert on ichthyosaurs, said less than a half-dozen have been found in Alaska.
    — Alaska Dispatch News, 30 Sep. 2017
  • Instead, they were still attached to the torso within the ichthyosaur's stomach.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 20 Aug. 2020
  • These small, yet abundant prey, would have helped the ichthyosaur grow exponentially faster.
    — Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 2 Jan. 2022
  • During the Rhaetian, gigantic ichthyosaurs swam while dinosaurs walked on land.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 17 Apr. 2024
  • Jurassic-era ichthyosaurs are known for their long-snouts and their dolphin-like bodies, Massare said.
    — Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 10 Oct. 2025
  • The first full ichthyosaur fossil was thought lost to the ravages of World War II.
    — Gemma Conroy, New York Times, 1 Nov. 2022
  • It was found that the tail skin was smooth and streamlined, much like the skin of other prehistoric marine reptiles such as the ichthyosaurs.
    — Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 7 Feb. 2025
  • The remains of the ichthyosaur, estimated to be around 180 million years old.
    — Rachel Elbaum, NBC News, 10 Jan. 2022
  • Because the barite gave the ichthyosaur’s bones a bright glow, the team was able to observe anatomical features that had been overlooked or obscured.
    — Jack Tamisiea, New York Times, 1 June 2023
  • The process also will help determine the specific species of ichthyosaur found, according to the release.
    — Jordan Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune, 7 Oct. 2021
  • Paleontologists say the tooth belonged to an ichthyosaur up to 50 feet long that swam the ancient seas.
    — Joanna Thompson, Scientific American, 21 June 2022
  • For one, the fossil represents the first Jurassic-era ichthyosaur ever found India.
    — Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, 27 Oct. 2017
  • Experts estimate the body of the ichthyosaur was approximately 85 feet in length.
    — Chris Ciaccia, Fox News, 11 Apr. 2018
  • The finds will allow scientists to study the historic ichthyosaur in unprecedented detail, experts say.
    — Byjack Tamisiea, science.org, 1 Nov. 2022
  • These included ichthyosaurs—dolphin-like reptiles—as well as turtles, fish, ammonites, crabs, mollusks, sharks, and at least one species of crocodyliform.
    — Jeanne Timmons, Ars Technica, 23 Mar. 2023
  • Google reports 554 million webpages that mention this word—while ichthyosaur, which was rejected, is nowhere near it (less than a million).
    — Wired, 8 Nov. 2019
  • Though the prehistoric oceans were teeming with fierce marine predators like the ichthyosaurs and mesosaurs, those leviathans were not dinosaurs, but rather marine reptiles like sea turtles.
    — Nicholas St. Fleur, New York Times, 6 Dec. 2017
  • But the Warwickshire skull's excellent preservation means that scientists are still learning new things about the ichthyosaur lived.
    — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, 9 Jan. 2019
  • Included in the aquarium-like display will be an ichthyosaur, with its 9-inch eyes, and devils' toenails, which were oysters that lived in shallow waters.
    — Domenica Bongiovanni, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Oct. 2020

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