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Ichthyosaur
Record Number
WDS189
Fossil Description
Very large complete but partially crushed skull 1.26m in length. Also with almost complete paddle and section of articulated vertebral column
Taxonomy
Class
Reptilia
Order
Ichthyosauria
Genus
Temnodontosaurus
Species
platydon?
General stratigraphy
(ex situ)
Formation
Charmouth Mudstone
Member
Black Ven Mudstone
Period
Jurassic
Epoch
Lower Jurassic
Age
Sinemurian
Location Area
The Spittles
Other Images
Date Of Find
01/05/2009
Date Recorded
29/10/2009
Common Name
Ichthyosaur
Category
2