ɐ fˈɑːsəl əvə pɹˈɛɡnənt dˌækəsˈɔːɹəs fˈiːmeɪl ɹᵻkˈʌvɚd fɹʌmðə lˈeɪt dʒjʊɹɹˈæsɪk plˈætəŋkˌælk, bɐvˈɛɹiə, pɹɪzˈɜːvz ðə kəmplˈiːt skˈɛlᵻtən əvə nˈiːoʊnˌeɪt wɪð smˈɔːl, pˈædəllˈaɪk fˈɔːɹlɪmz ʌnsˈuːɾᵻd fɔːɹ wˈɔːkɪŋ ˌɔn lˈænd, sˈɪmɪlɚ tə ðoʊz ʌv ɐdˈʌlts, fˈɜːðɚ səpˈoːɹɾɪŋ lˈaɪv bˈɜːθ ɪn mˈɛtɹɪɹhˌɪntʃɪdz.
A fossil of a pregnant Dakosaurus female recovered from the Late Jurassic Plattenkalk, Bavaria, preserves the complete skeleton of a neonate with small, paddle-like forelimbs unsuited for walking on land, similar to those of adults, further supporting live birth in metriorhynchids.