Temnodontosaur
Time period shown: Jurassic
Pictured:
Temnodontosaur
About this image:
Karen's work for Scientific American received a first and fourth place award in juried competition in the 2001 Science and Technology Digital Arts Competition.
From the article:
"Fish-shaped reptiles called ichthyosaurs reigned over the oceans for as long as dinosaurs roamed the land, but only recently have paleontologists discovered why these creatures were so successful."