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Ichthyosaur
Record Number
WDS285
Fossil Description
Partial skeleton containing skull with disarticulated partial forefins, several vertebrae and ribs
Taxonomy
Class
Reptilia
Order
Ichthyosauria
Genus
Ichthyosaurus
Species
breviceps
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
14/03/2011
Date Recorded
14/03/2012
Common Name
Ichthyosaur
Category
2