Ichthyosaurus

Ichthiosaurus was the first of the Ichthyosaur Family to be discovered. It was large sea-dwelling reptile that lived during the Jurassic Period. Like most Ichthiosaurs it resembled a modern dolphin. It probebly gave birth to live young.

In the very early 19th century a young girl named Mary Anning was walking along the southern English coast, nicknamed the Jurassic Coast when she made an incredible discovery. Young Mary had found a nearly complete Ichthyosaurus fossil, the first ever of this genus and the Family that was named after it.

More real-life information: Ichthyosaurus on Wikipedia.

Jurassic Park inspired games
The creature is mostly called Ichtyosaur, but that would be a reference to the Order the creature belongs to. It is most likely that the name is ment to refer to the Ichtyosaur genus.


 * Ichthyosaurus has a brief apparence in the arcade game Jurassic Park.
 * Ichthyosaurus is an enemy in the NES game Jurassic Park.
 * Ichthyosaurus can be created in the game Jurassic Park III: Park Builder.