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Ichthyosaur
Record Number
WDS433
Fossil Description
Youngest specimen ever found. Not previously known from this layer – all other specimens from much older layers. Huge and 3 dimensional. Restored rostrum and one side of skull.
Taxonomy
Class
Reptilia
Order
Ichthyosauria
Genus
Temnodontosaurus
Species
platyodon
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
03/04/1995
Date Recorded
10/06/2023
Common Name
Ichthyosaur
Category
2