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Ichthyosaur
Record Number
WDS554
Fossil Description
A possible new, undescribed sp. A partial specimen with the skull and front paddles that are articulated. It has nose dived at 45 degrees into underlying marl
Taxonomy
Class
Reptilia
Order
Ichthyosauria
Genus
Xiphodracon
Species
goldencapensis
General stratigraphy
(in situ)
Formation
Charmouth Mudstone
Member
Stonebarrow Marl
Period
Jurassic
Epoch
Lower Jurassic
Age
Pliensbachian
Location Area
Golden Cap
Other Images
Date Of Find
23/02/2024
Date Recorded
28/02/2024
Common Name
Ichthyosaur
Category
1