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Vertebral microstructure marks the emergence of pelagic ichthyosaurs soon after the End Permian Mass Extinction

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Ichthyosaurs were the first fully marine tetrapods, and evolved a streamlined body, flippers, live birth, and endothermy-like physiology. However, the transition to these adaptations and how it relates to divergence into ocean environments is ambiguous. Here, ... ...