Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Temnodontosaurus

Temnodontosaurus acutirostris

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Original – Fossil Temnodontosaurus acutirostris, an extinct species of Ichthyosaur (fully aquatic reptiles resembling fish) from the Late Jurassic period. The specimen is about 1 m in length. Surrounding the Temnodontosaurus are fossil amnonoids of the species Harpoceras falcifer.

Reason

High quality image of an impressive fossil. Not only does the fossil show the skeletal structure of the animal but also the outline of its body where it once had flesh. The fossil ammonoids surrounding the Temnodontosaurus are additionally well preserved.

Articles in which this image appears

Ichthyosaur, Temnodontosaurus

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Reptiles

Creator

Archaeodontosaurus

• Support as nominator – MatGTAM (talk) 01:03, 27 May 2014 (UTC)