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Ichthyosaur
Record Number
WDS454
Fossil Description
Preserved with skin (mummified). Soft part preservation. Front and rear paddles. Front paddles show flukes in skin for hydrodynamics. Rear paddle has smooth skin – no flukes. Very rare specimen.
Taxonomy
Class
Reptilia
Order
Ichthyosauria
Genus
Ichthyosaurus
Species
communis
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
04/05/1998
Date Recorded
12/06/2023
Common Name
Ichthyosaur
Category
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