An Ichthyosaurus Preserved In Its Blubber

Published: April 15, 2022, 3:31 a.m.

An exquisitely well-preserved fossil has been unearthed in Germany. The conditions that created this spectacular specimen? Barely any oxygen, heaps of random miracles - and a ton of fat. Join Mat and Dan today as we dig deeper into this week's Paleo News!

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Journal Reference:

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  1. Lene L. Delsett, Henrik Friis, Martina K\xf6lbl-Ebert, J\xf8rn H. Hurum. The soft tissue and skeletal anatomy of two Late Jurassic ichthyosaur specimens from the Solnhofen archipelago. PeerJ, 2022; 10: e13173 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.13173
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PeerJ. "Fish-like marine reptile buried in its own blubber in Southern Germany 150 million years ago." ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 7 April 2022. <www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/04/220407101011.htm>.

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Music in this audio - Song

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02 Theme From Jurassic Park from Jur - Universal Pictures Film Music

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Album

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Jurassic Park

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Writers

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John Williams

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