Giant marine reptiles of North Canterbury

Canterbury Museum Senior Curator Natural History Paul Scofield tells the story of the globally significant Ichthyosaur fossil discovered in north Canterbury. The fossil is about 4 metres long and is the only intact specimen discovered in New Zealand. Learn about the work Paul and Canterbury University student George Young undertook to describe this extraordinary creature. Ichthyosaur was a marine reptile that looked like a dolphin.

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38:00 I’ve been looking into this massive ichthyosaur for the better part of a year, putting in money and countless hours into research. If at all possible, please send photographs of the specimens in Erewhon station. This would not only be very important to me but to paleontology as a whole.

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Any luck? I went down this rabbit hole and I’m incredibly interested in any additional info on this animal

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@@IAmChrisFleming unfortunately I haven’t gotten an email back asking for pictures

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We found it. the threats of the abyss...

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38:00 Hectors Ichthyosaur?

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probably its it