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Stenopterygius skin and blubber

Chemical and microscopic analyses of specimen MH 432 resolve skin layers, blubber-like tissue and eumelanin-bearing structures in a Toarcian ichthyosaur.

Represented range180–180 Ma
RegionsPosidonia Shale, Holzmaden, Germany
CladesStenopterygius · Ichthyosauria

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morphology · medium

Specimen MH 432 preserves scaleless skin layers, a subcutaneous blubber-like layer and eumelanin-bearing structures in Stenopterygius; countershading, thermoregulation and metabolic consequences are comparative interpretations rather than directly measured physiology.

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References

  1. Soft-tissue evidence for homeothermy and crypsis in a Jurassic ichthyosaurLindgren, J.; Sjövall, P.; Carney, R.M.; et al. · 2018 · DOI 10.1038/s41586-018-0775-x
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