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Ichthyosaur
Record Number
WDS202
Fossil Description
Partial specimen around 3m in length. Scattered skeleton with partially crushed skull, paddles and anterior postcranial.
Taxonomy
Class
Reptilia
Order
Ichthyosauria
Genus
Leptonectes
Species
tenuirostris
General stratigraphy
(in situ)
Formation
Blue Lias
Period
Jurassic
Epoch
Lower Jurassic
Age
Hettangian
Location Area
The Spittles
Other Images
Date Of Find
31/12/2009
Date Recorded
09/01/2010
Common Name
Ichthyosaur
Category
2