| Mixosaur |
MIKS oh SORE |
  |
| USGS geologist Hang
Berg, on Gravina Island in southeastern Alaska,
found vertebrae of a Mixosaur (a species of Ichthyosaur)
in 1973. This sleek marine reptile swam in open
seas, catching and eating fish. |
| Diet |
Rock Formation |
Geologic Age |
Million Years Old |
| Meat-Eating |
Nahenta Formation |
Late Triassic |
206-227 |
| Alaska Location |
Height |
Length |
Weight |
| Southeastern |
|
3-4 ft. |
|
Modified from Bradley
(1995)
|
