Jurassic Period, 140 million years BP. An ichthyosaur shoulder bone; mounted on a ctom-made display stand. 913 grams total, 10.8cm (16.8cm including stand) (4 1/4 (6 1/2)"). From Dorset, UK. Old Bristol paleontological collection. Ichthyosaurs (from the Greek, meaning 'fish lizard') are extinct marine reptiles which resembled modern dolphins in appearance; the firstplete UK specimen was found by the famo fossil hunter Mary Anning (1799-1847) at jt 12 years of age, with her brother Joseph; this fossil is now in the Natural History Meum, London. [No Reserve]