Name origin: Greek ophthalo (eye) and sauros (lizard)
Short Description: Large ichthyosaur
Height (adult): 2 metres
Length (adult): 6 metres
Weight (adult): 300kg
Temporal range: 160-165 Mya
Distribution: Europe and North America
Sexual maturity (in years): 5
Description: Opthalmosaurus was a squid-eating marine reptile that lived all its life in the sea. Its body was extremely streamlined, making it more adapted to its aquatic environment. They gave birth to live young and were extremely fast - the gazelles of the Oxford Clays.
Sexual maturity (in years): 5
Description: Opthalmosaurus was a squid-eating marine reptile that lived all its life in the sea. Its body was extremely streamlined, making it more adapted to its aquatic environment. They gave birth to live young and were extremely fast - the gazelles of the Oxford Clays.
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