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Information about prehistoric marine reptiles of New Zealand, where, whom, when and what was found. Paleogeographic information, where in New Zealand to see fossil material displayed, suggested reading material and links to other related websites.

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• Ichthyosaur: An Aquatic Reptile from the Jurassic Period - Factsheet on this marine reptile.
• Marine reptiles: Palaeontological Museum, University of Oslo, Norway - A collection of photographs of marine reptile specimens on display vertebrates at various European museums.
• Reptiles of the Ancient Seas - From the Museum of UnNatural History
• The Plesiosaur Site - This site is intended to give serious and detailed information on the Order Plesiosauria, to provide a forum for discussion and for the presentation of ideas no matter how wild and fanciful on the palaeontology, taxonomy, biomechanics, biology and ecologi
• M.J. Everhart's Marine Reptile References. - An alphabetical listing by author of published papers marine reptiles about paleontology ichthyosaurs, marine turtles, mosasaurs and plesiosaurs.
• New Zealand's Ancient Marine Reptiles - Information about prehistoric marine reptiles of New Zealand, marine reptiles where, paleontology whom, when and what was found. Paleogeographic marine reptiles information, where paleontology in New Zealand to see fossil marine reptiles material displayed, suggested paleontology reading material and links to marine reptiles other related websites.
• Mosasaur and Plesiosaur Pronunciation Guide - Having trouble pronouncing those long names? Want vertebrates to know what they mean or who named vertebrates them? Ben Creisler has compiled an excellent vertebrates listing of the names and their origins.
• Giant Ichthyosaur Fossil Found on the Dinosaur Coast. - Photograph and information on a giant ichthyosaur fossil found on the Lyme Regis Jurassic coastline, where Mary Anning made her discoveries 200 years earlier.
• Aquatic Reptiles - The Natural History Museum supplies illustrations of Kronosaurus, marine reptiles Liopleurodon, Rhomaleosaurus, Macroplata, Ophthalmosaurus, Shonisaurus and Temnodontosaurus, with marine reptiles brief facts about each.
• Introduction to the Ichthyosauria - Provides information on the ichthyosaurs which shared the vertebrates seas of marine reptiles the world with the other great vertebrates groups of large marine marine reptiles reptiles, the plesiosaurs and vertebrates mosasaurs, while the dinosaurs dominated the marine reptiles land.
• Preparing Mary the Ichthyosaur at Charmouth Fossils - Shows the processes involved in preserving and preparing marine reptiles the vertebrates fossil of this 40 foot long ichthyosaur marine reptiles found near vertebrates Lyme Regis, UK in the year marine reptiles 2000.
• Lariosaurus - Photographs and description of this Sauropterygian reptile.
• Psephoderma - Photographs of some fine specimens of this armoured placodont and vertebrates its description.
• Oceans of Kansas Paleontology - Late Cretaceous marine fossils from the Western Interior Seaway. More marine reptiles than 50 pages of information on mosasaurs, plesiosaurs and other marine reptiles fossils found in Kansas and the Midwest.
• Marine Reptiles - Links to other marine reptile sites by Richard vertebrates Cowen.
• The Mepal Ichthyosaur - Provides information on the discovery, excavation and preservation of the ichthyosaur, Brachypterygius from the Jurassic clays of Cambridgeshire, UK.[PDF]
• Texas Memorial Museum: Onion Creek Mosasaur - Information on this 30 foot long reptile, Mosasaurus maximus, from the Late Cretaceous.
• A Bibliography of Early Papers on North American Plesiosaurs - Collection of links to a chronological sequence of papers published paleontology between 1851 and 1868, on the discovery, naming, reconstruction and paleontology subsequent controversy regarding American plesiosaurs.
• Plesiosaur Directory - Introduction to the group including taxonomy, reconstructions, and vertebrates original artwork.
• The Ichthyosaur Page - While dinosaurs ruled the land, the ichthyosaurs shared the seas paleontology of the world with the other great groups of large paleontology marine reptiles, the plesiosaurs and mosasaurs.
• Marine Reptiles of South Dakota - Overview of Mesozoic marine reptiles, illustrations, descriptions of vertebrates specific types, vertebrates and a glossary.
• Discovered: The Missing Link that Solves a Mystery of Evolution - Article from “The Guardian” describing how scientists have vertebrates found fossils vertebrates of a crocodile-like animal that was vertebrates on the verge of vertebrates the transition from water vertebrates to land, a critical early phase vertebrates in the vertebrates evolution of all limbed animals.
• Fossil Preparation Lab SUNY Brockport - Watch the preparation of a fossil icthyosaur found marine reptiles in Wyoming in 1998. Click on "Current Projects"
• Crystal Palace Plesiosaurs - Photographs of the first ever life size models paleontology of prehistoric marine reptiles animals erected at Crystal Palace in paleontology London in 1854.
• A Day in the Life of a Mosasaur - Paleo-fiction by Mike Everhart, with illustrations.
• Lipleurodon: An Aquatic Reptile from the Jurassic - Factsheet on this marine reptile.
• Placodont - Information from Wikipedia on the Placodonts, a group of marine reptiles with heavy armour plating that lived during the Triassic period.

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