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  1. Acamptonectes

    Acamptonectes (meaning "rigid swimmer") is an extinct genus of ophthalmosaurid ichthyosaur that lived between 134 and 132 million years ago during the Early Cretaceous. Known from fossil deposits in England and Germany, the genus currently contains the single species A. densus, which was first described in 2012. Its discovery was important in the research of ichthyosaurs, as being one of the first known ophthalmosaurines from the Early Cretaceous, it provided evidence that no mass extinction of ichthyosaurs occurred during the Jurasic-Cretaceous boundary as previously understood. Nevertheless, Acamptonectes remains one of only eight genera of ichthyosaurs known during the Cretaceous. In life, Acamptonectes was probably a generalist predator. Its teeth were slender and textured with longitudinal ridges, which were best adapted for impaling prey; as a result, Acamptonectes likely fed on soft, fleshier prey such as fish and squid. The ichthyosaur's body was rigid and compact, which was suited for swimming at high speeds in tuna-like locomotion.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of acamptonectes in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of acamptonectes in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

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