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Ichthyosaur Nursery

Preview a group of ichthyosaurs swims at the ocean's surface
(Gabriel Ugueto)

Like whales and sharks today, ichthyosaurs over 200 million years ago congregated at a specific location to give birth and rear their young. Here a group of Shonisaurus popularis mothers and newborns swim at the ocean's surface in one of these nursery habitats.