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Ichthyosaur
Record Number
WDS436
Fossil Description
80cm long skull with over bite of upper jaw. Shows massive eye in comparison to skull. Large articulated paddle ribs and vertebrae. Well preserved in hard black 3 dimensional bone
Taxonomy
Class
Reptilia
Order
Ichthyosauria
Genus
Leptonectes
Species
tenuirostris
General stratigraphy
(in situ)
Formation
Charmouth Mudstone
Member
Stonebarrow Marl
Period
Jurassic
Epoch
Lower Jurassic
Age
Pliensbachian
Location Area
Golden Cap
Other Images
Date Of Find
13/02/2013
Date Recorded
10/06/2023
Common Name
Ichthyosaur
Category
2