The University of Magallanes announced on May 10 the discovery of the complete fossil of a pregnant ichthyosaur in Chile’s Patagonian glacier.
The paleontologist who led the team said it was the only known fossil of a pregnant ichthyosaur from the Early Cretaceous period, between 129 and 139 million years ago
The four-meter-long fossil was found in the Tyndall Glacier, located in the Torres del Paine National Park in southern Chile.
According to the university, the fossil was discovered by Judith Pardo-Pérez in 2009 on the last day of an expedition funded by the German government.
The female marine reptile has been nicknamed “Fiona.”
