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Ichthyosaur
Record Number
WDS267
Fossil Description
Partial specimen - rostrum, partial front paddle (with some possible deformities), partially articulated vertebral column and other loose bones. Specimen is very large for I. communis.
Taxonomy
Class
Reptilia
Order
Ichthyosauria
Genus
Ichthyosaurus
Species
communis
General stratigraphy
(ex situ)
Formation
Charmouth Mudstone
Member
Black Ven Marl
Period
Jurassic
Epoch
Lower Jurassic
Age
Sinemurian
Location Area
The Spittles
Other Images
Date Of Find
20/08/2010
Date Recorded
18/10/2011
Common Name
Ichthyosaur
Category
2