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 * ... that highlights from the history of ichthyosaur research include fossils of pregnant females (diagram pictured), whale-sized ichthyosaurs from Nevada, and ichthyosaurs with swordfish-like jaws?
 * ...that the prehistoric marine reptile Excalibosaurus (pictured) was named after King Arthur's sword because of the sword-like appearance of its upper jaw?
 * ... that an unnamed member of the extinct order Hupehsuchia exhibited an unusual form of polydactyly that is similar to that of some early tetrapods of the Devonian period?
 * ... that the existence of a sea monster in Scotland has finally been proven?