Dragaera

House Animals

David Silberstein davids at kithrup.com
Fri Dec 6 17:52:39 PST 2002

On Fri, 6 Dec 2002, Davis, Iain E. wrote:

>
>The orca picture reminds me of the coelcanth (sp?) for some reason. 
>But bigger. 
>

I'm pretty sure you mean "ichthyosaurus" (as was already pointed out).
The coelacanth looks mostly like a fish.  The ichthyosaurus has that
long jaw, with a mouth full of sharp teeth.

Ichthyosaurus:

   http://www.nhm.org/journey/prehist/marine/ichthyosaurs.html
   http://www.uh.edu/engines/epi973.htm
   http://www.3dshirts.com/images/topic/dinoshirts/ichthycloseup350at35.jpg

Coelacanth:

   http://www.dinofish.com/
   http://www.mountain-research.org/CV/expeditions.htm



Great day in the morning!  What once was lost now is found!  Just like
the coelacanth.