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Berlin-Ichthyosaur State Park

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Fossils are labeled in the Fossil House. Here, from specimen 3, the base of the tail (I) is marked, as well as bones for the femurs (J) on both sides of it. Among the pile, there are 37 specimens that were found. Jeff Morris said along the tour that the ichthyosaur were a social creature, and they traveled schools, and that is why there are so many together. He also mentioned, that while the reason is unclear, scientists hypothesized that the ichthyosaur possibly died from food poisoning, which probably came from what we know as a red tide.

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