Item Number
1762
Type
image
Description
Nothosaurus
Size
41x19
Age
Mesozoic, Triassic
Status
in inventory
Display/Storage
Display
Building
Zuhl Museum
Original Site
Guizhou City, China
Date Acquired
2005
Source
Keichousaurus Fossils
Gallery/Room\Floor
History of Life Gallery
Notes
Probably spent much of its time in water but could also come on land. Predators and ate fish and small crustaceans. Marine Reptile. Nothosaurus is representative of one of the dominant groups of marine reptiles of the Triassic,†‬the other main group being the primitive ichthyosaurs. Probably spent much of its time in water but could also come on land. Predators and ate fish and other marine animals. When in the water Nothosaurus would have used a combination of its tail and its webbed feet to propel itself through the water.†‬The jaws of Nothosaurus were filled with long thin teeth that pointed out of the mouth and intermeshed together when the jaws were closed.†‬These jaws formed an effective prey trap for use in catching slippery prey like fish.
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Description
Probably spent much of its time in water but could also come on land. Predators and ate fish and small crustaceans. Marine Reptile. Nothosaurus is representative of one of the dominant groups of marine reptiles of the Triassic,†‬the other main group being the primitive ichthyosaurs. Probably spent much of its time in water but could also come on land. Predators and ate fish and other marine animals. When in the water Nothosaurus would have used a combination of its tail and its webbed feet to propel itself through the water.†‬The jaws of Nothosaurus were filled with long thin teeth that pointed out of the mouth and intermeshed together when the jaws were closed.†‬These jaws formed an effective prey trap for use in catching slippery prey like fish. 58 X 21
Keywords
Nothosaurus Probably spent much of its time in water but could also come on land. Predators and ate fish and small crustaceans. Marine Reptile. Nothosaurus is representative of one of the dominant groups of marine reptiles of the Triassic, †‬the other main group being the primitive ichthyosaurs. Probably spent much of its time in water but could also come on land. Predators and ate fish and other marine animals. When in the water Nothosaurus would have used a combination of its tail and its webbed feet to propel itself through the water.†‬The jaws of Nothosaurus were filled with long thin teeth that pointed out of the mouth and intermeshed together when the jaws were closed.†‬These jaws formed an effective prey trap for use in catching slippery prey like fish. 2005 Mesozoic, Triassic Fossil
Keywords
Nothosaurus Probably spent much of its time in water but could also come on land. Predators and ate fish and small crustaceans. Marine Reptile. Nothosaurus is representative of one of the dominant groups of marine reptiles of the Triassic, †‬the other main group being the primitive ichthyosaurs. Probably spent much of its time in water but could also come on land. Predators and ate fish and other marine animals. When in the water Nothosaurus would have used a combination of its tail and its webbed feet to propel itself through the water.†‬The jaws of Nothosaurus were filled with long thin teeth that pointed out of the mouth and intermeshed together when the jaws were closed.†‬These jaws formed an effective prey trap for use in catching slippery prey like fish. 2005 Mesozoic, Triassic Fossil