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Ichthyosaur
Record Number
WDS438
Fossil Description
New and undescribed species. Articulated jaws with teeth. Fore runner to Upper Jurassic Ophthalmosaurs according to Ryosuke Montani.
Taxonomy
Class
Reptilia
Order
Ichthyosauria
Genus
Ichthyosaurus
General stratigraphy
(ex situ)
Formation
Charmouth Mudstone
Member
Stonebarrow Marl
Period
Jurassic
Epoch
Lower Jurassic
Age
Pliensbachian
Location Area
Golden Cap
Other Images
Date Of Find
03/04/2013
Date Recorded
10/06/2023
Common Name
Ichthyosaur
Category
1