incluyendo el cráneo

approximately 66 million years ago

imposing in his bristly fur

backward-curving teeth designed for tearing flesh

but reconstructions based on the available remains and on comparisons with modern ceratophriid frogs allow a clear idea of ​​its morphology

Besanosaurus leptorhynchus Variant:Primed incluyendo el cráneoBesanosaurus leptorhynchus was an ichthyosaur that inhabited the seas of the Middle Triassic, approximately 240 million years ago, in what is now northern Italy. Fossils of this species were discovered in the Besano region, from which it takes its name, within the Besano Formation, a site known for its exceptional preservation of marine fossils. This species was formally described in 1996, and has since been the subject of studies due to its