Ich`thy*o*sau"ri*a (?), n. pl. [NL. See Ichthyosaurus.] Paleon.

An extinct order of marine reptiles, including Ichthyosaurus and allied forms; -- called also Ichthyopterygia. They have not been found later than the Cretaceous period.

 

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