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Ichthyosaur
Record Number
WDS27
Fossil Description
Large and well preserved 3D skull that is fully prepared (1.7m long). Vertebral column still needs to be prepared
Taxonomy
Class
Reptilia
Order
Ichthyosauria
Genus
Temnodontosaurus
General stratigraphy
(ex situ)
Formation
Charmouth Mudstone
Member
Black Ven Mudstone
Period
Jurassic
Epoch
Lower Jurassic
Age
Sinemurian
Location Area
Stonebarrow
Other Images
Date Of Find
20/04/2000
Date Recorded
24/04/2000
Common Name
Ichthyosaur
Category
2