Athabascasaurus was an ichthyosaur, a type of marine reptile. Ichthyosaurs were not dinosaurs, despite living during the same era. Athabascasaurus lived during the Early Cretaceous, with fossils found in North America.

All the Athabascasaurus illustrations below were collected from the internet. Enjoy and explore:

Athabascasaurus was described by the following scientific paper(s):
  • P. S. Druckenmiller and E. E. Maxwell. 2010. A new Lower Cretaceous (lower Albian) ichthyosaur genus from the Clearwater Formation, Alberta, Canada. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 47:1037-1053