Cartorhynchus lenticarpus Variant:Hand-painted which gave it greater propulsion

which gave it greater propulsion capacity in the water

Sternum and musculature

Sarcosuchus

Su postura incluye levantar su cabeza y extender sus brazos con garras en un intento de intimidar al intruso

which ended in a prominent bony club

Cartorhynchus lenticarpus Variant:Hand-painted which gave it greater propulsionCartorhynchus lenticarpus is an extinct species of primitive marine reptile belonging to the Ichthyosauriformes clade, recognized as one of the most basal representatives of this group that would later give rise to the classic ichthyosaurs of the Mesozoic. Its only known specimen was formally described by Ryosuke Motani and colleagues in 2014 from a nearly complete skeleton found in the Nanlinghu Formation , near Chaohu, Anhui Province (China) , and