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Ichthyosaur
Record Number
WDS359
No Image On Record
Fossil Description
Articulated specimen that is missing the rear paddles and tail. Orientation head towards NNW and laying on RHS.
Taxonomy
Class
Reptilia
Order
Ichthyosauria
Genus
Ichthyosaurus
Species
communis?
General stratigraphy
(in situ)
Formation
Charmouth Mudstone
Member
Black Ven Mudstone
Period
Jurassic
Epoch
Lower Jurassic
Age
Sinemurian
Location Area
Stonebarrow
Date Of Find
31/05/2016
Date Recorded
15/12/2018
Common Name
Ichthyosaur
Category
2