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Ichthyosaurus

by Abdullah and Addie

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Icthyosaurous
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By Abdulllah Kohgadai and Adeline Smith
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Meet the icthyosaurous 3
Where did the Icthyosuarous live? 4
What does the Icthyosaurous look like 5
The Ichthyosaurs´ Family 6
Whats for lunch? 7
Are we cousins? 8

Quiz 10
The first dinosaur that roamed the earth!!! 9
Glossary 11
Source list 12
Authors Note 13
Meet the Ichthyosaurs!
(Ich-thee-o-saurs) started appearing in the early Jurassic period. In this book you will learn what the Ichthyosaur eats, looks like,its habitat and other facts. Icthyosaurus was a prehistoric marine reptile so don't think Icthyosaurus is alive because it's extinct!
Where did Icthyosaurous live ?
Icthyosaurous lived in parts of England,Germany,Northern France,North America,Canada and Argentina. Icthyosaurous habitat was the deep and shallow water. This has to be were the icthyosaurous roamed because the icthyosaurous had a fast paddle like body to help it swim at very high speeds.
FUN FACT
The Icthyosourous could
leap out of the
water completely, like a dolphin.
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What does The Ichthyosaurs look like?
Well, The Ichthyosaurs was a very fast swimmer. They had long sharp jaws with small pointy teeth for grabbing it´s prey. The Ichthyosaurs also had a long tail. The Ichthyosaurs had a dorsal triangular fin, and two paddle like fins. The Ichthyosaurs also had a vertical tail like a shark. The Ichthyosaurs had huge eyes that were designed for seeing in the depths of the deep sea. Scientists believe that the Ichthyosaurs was a light pink color or a light blue. Did you know, that some Ichthyosaurs were 12 meters long!!!
The Ichthyosaurs´ family
There are lots of different kinds of Ichthyosaurs like, The Ophthalmosaurus, and The Temnodontodsaurus. Do you have a family with a name that long? Now, time for a question. Is the Ichthyosaurs a dinosaur?... WRONG! The Ichthyosaurs is actually a marine reptile! Scientists believe that a dolphin or, shark are relatives to The Ichthyosaurs, because The Ichthyosaurs tail moves in a up and down motion like a dolphin. The Ichthyosaurs also has really sharp teeth like a shark.
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