References / paperSwimming styles in Jurassic ichthyosaurs
Buchholtz, E.A.
Year2001
Source roleprimary-study
DOI / ID10.1671/0272-4634(2001)021[0061:SSIJI]2.0.CO;2
Fitness and scope
morphology · ecology · methods
Comparative vertebral study including Ichthyosaurus communis. Swimming mode is an anatomical inference from the sampled axial skeletons, not a direct performance measurement or genus-wide speed estimate.
Claim ledger
ecology · highOne Ichthyosaurus communis specimen preserves probable fish gullet contents, and comparative vertebral anatomy including I. communis supports caudal-fluke propulsion; neither sample establishes one genus-wide diet, habitat or performance envelope.
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