Note: This historical image is not a factually accurate paleontological restoration.
Reason: Visible scleral ring and mosasaur-like body on ichthyosaur, plesiosaur is lifting its neck, something it was unable to do in actuality.
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DescriptionIchthyosaur and Plesiosaur 1863.jpg
English: EDOUARD RIOU (ENGRAVED BY LAURENT HOTELIN AND ALEXANDRE HUREL), THE ICHTHYOSAUR AND THE PLESIOSAUR, 1863. COURTESY OF TASCHEN.
EDOUARD RIOU (ENGRAVED BY LAURENT HOTELIN AND ALEXANDRE HUREL
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