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Ichthyosaur
Record Number
URS13
Fossil Description
Very large isolated surangular (jaw bone) of a large 11m+ ichthyosaur.
Taxonomy
Class
Reptilia
Order
Ichthyosauria
Genus
Temnodontosaurus
Species
platyodon
General stratigraphy
(ex situ)
Formation
Blue Lias
Period
Jurassic
Epoch
Lower Jurassic
Location Area
Monmouth Beach
Other Images
Date Of Find
02/01/1980
Date Recorded
26/01/2026
Common Name
Ichthyosaur
Category
2