The fossil of a 180-million-year-old ichthyosaur from the Jurassic era has been discovered and it contains evidence of blubber and skin, making the creature more similar to modern-day dolphins than… ...

Ancient sea monsters were black, study finds January 8, 2014 / 4:15 PM EST / Livescience.com Some of the largest beasts in the ancient seas had black skin or scales, new research finds.

The fossil of a 180-million-year-old ichthyosaur from the Jurassic era has been discovered and it contains evidence of blubber and skin, making the creature more similar to modern-day dolphins ...

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But marine animal color was uncharted territory. Some fossils of extinct sea monsters have been found with black "halos" around the bones, suggesting remnants of skin.

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Some of the largest beasts in the ancient seas had black skin or scales, new research finds. Ancient leatherback turtles, toothy predators called mosasaurs and dolphinlike reptiles called ...