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Ophthalmosaurus logo #21000 Ophthalmosaurus (meaning `eye lizard” in Greek) is an ichthyosaur of the Middle to Late Jurassic period (165 to 145 million years ago), named for its extremely large eyes. It had a graceful 6 m (19.5 ft) long dolphin-shaped body, and its almost toothless jaw was well adapted for catching squid. Major fossil finds of this genus have been record.....
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Ophthalmosaurus

Ophthalmosaurus logo #20023(pronounced op-THAL-moh-SAWR-us) Ophthalmosaurus was an Ichthyosaur about 11.5 feet (3.5 m) long with a bulky body and huge eyes - the bone-lined eye sockets were 4 inches (10 cm) across. It was from the late Jurassic period in what is now England, France, Argentina, and western North America. It was not a dinosaur, but another type of extinct rept...
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