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Ichthyosaur
Record Number
WDS606
Fossil Description
Second known example of this ichthyosaur, displaying unique 3D preservation of the torso with soft tissue. Also contains large ostracods? next to paddles and undescribed species of hexanchiform teeth in association with the ichthyosaur .
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
24/11/2025
Date Recorded
19/11/2025
Common Name
Ichthyosaur
Category
1