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Ichthyosaur
Record Number
WDS590
Fossil Description
Slightly disarticulated specimen, missing the tail.
Taxonomy
Class
Reptilia
Order
Ichthyosauria
Genus
Ichthyosaurus
Species
breviceps
General stratigraphy
(ex situ)
Formation
Charmouth Mudstone
Member
Shales-with-Beef
Period
Jurassic
Epoch
Lower Jurassic
Age
Sinemurian
Location Area
West Beach Charmouth
Other Images
Date Of Find
27/01/2025
Date Recorded
13/11/2025
Common Name
Ichthyosaur
Category
2