Ichthyosaur skeletons found on the island
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The age of the paleontological find is from 230 to 240 million years.
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Maritime paleontologists found two fragments of an ichthyosaur skeleton on English Island. The peculiarity of the find is that it is preserved in the same animal. From the point of view of paleontology, this is a very important find not only in Russia, but also on a global scale. In the water, the dinosaur lived in the Triassic period, and perhaps this is one of the first species of giant lizards.
“The historical and social finds are also indisputable: where the Russky Island is now found, there was once a sea in which life was seething,” said “KP-Vladivostok” Assistant Director of the Primorsky Ocean for Biological Issues Dmitry Pitruk.
Currently, work is underway on the site to conserve the samples and place them in conditions, ensure their safety and study. After processing, they will take a place in the exposition of the Primorsky Oceanarium.
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Russian ichthyosaur skeleton found on the island / Amur.info – News Agency of the Far East