Weekly Facts: The Ophthalmosaurus

The ophthalmosaurus comes from the Greek term meaning "eye lizard!" It had huge eyes that suggest that it hunted in the depths of the ocean where light was sparse. However, it may have hunted at night instead when its preferred species of prey were available for the chase!

It had a dolphin-like body and more developed forelimbs than hind limbs. It had almost no teeth and it likely ate fish and squids as its major sources of food.

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