Species
Valid Extinct

Brachypterygius extremus

(Boulenger 1904)

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Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
2
Group
Ichtyosaures
Carnivore nektonic Marine
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Classification
Ichthyosauria Unranked clade
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Baracromia Unranked clade
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Ophthalmosauridae Family
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Platypterygiinae Subfamily
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Brachypterygius Genus
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Brachypterygius extremus Species
Fossil sites 2 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
2
Geological formations
Kimmeridge Clay
2
Temporal distribution
Tithonian (149.2–143.1 Ma)
1
Kimmeridgian (154.8–149.2 Ma)
1
Synonyms (1)
Grendelius mordax subjective synonym of Brachypterygius extremus
Bibliography
Original description
J. B. Delair. 1960. The Mesozoic reptiles of Dorset. Part three: conclusion. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society 81:59-85
Bibliography (2)
C. McGowan. 1997. The taxonomic status of the Late Triassic ichthyosaur Grendelius mordax: a preliminary report. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 17(2):428-430 DOI ↗
C. McGowan. 1976. The description and phenetic relationships of a new ichthyosaur genus from the Upper Jurassic of England. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 13(5):668-683 DOI ↗