'Missing Link' Found for Ancient Sea Reptiles

Ichthyosaurs were a hugely successful group of marine reptiles that flourished in the world's oceans for more than 150 million years, with many looking much like today's dolphins and some getting even bigger than a sperm whale. But the extensive ichthyosaur fossil record had not included any of the earliest forms representing the transition from their land reptile ancestors to creatures fully adapted to life in the sea. Until now. Scientists said Wednesday that they had...

© La Voix de l'Amérique - mercredi 5 novembre 2014