Mixosaurus cornalianus, Ichthyosaurs Oviraptor Charnia masoni was discovered by

Charnia masoni was discovered by Roger Mason

its skull lacks the vaulted forehead of hyenas and other specialized bone-eating durophagous mammals

from only 1 inch above the gum line to 11 inches including the root

They are found in the coastal surface waters of all the major oceans

Mixosaurus cornalianus, Ichthyosaurs Oviraptor Charnia masoni was discovered byMixosaurus is an extinct genus of ichthyosaur. Fossils of Mixosaurus have been found all over the world China, Timor, Indonesia, Italy, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Canada, Alaska, and Nevada. It was named in 1887 by George H. Baur. The name means "Mixed Lizard", and was chosen because it appears to have been a transitional form between the eel shaped ichthyosaurs such as Cymbospondylus and the later dolphin shaped ichthyosaurs, such as Ichthyosaurus.