Leptonectes solei

(McGowan 1993)

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Temporal range

Triassic

Jurassic

Cretaceous

Paleogene

Neogene

252 201 145 66 0 Ma

PBDB occurrences

Group

Ichtyosaures

Carnivore nektonic Marine

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Classification

Ichthyosauria Unranked clade

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Parvipelvia Unranked clade

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Neoichthyosauria Unranked clade

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Leptonectes Genus

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Leptonectes solei Species

Fossil sites 2 geolocated sites

Distribution

Top countries

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Geological formations

Charmouth Mudstone

Blue Lias

Temporal distribution

Sinemurian (199.5–192.9 Ma)

Bibliography

Original description

M. W. Maisch and A. T. Matzke. 2000. The Ichthyosauria. Stuttgarter Beitrage zur Naturkunde, Serie B (Geologie und Palaontologie) 298:1-159

Bibliography (1)

C. McGowan. 1993. A new species of large, long-snouted ichthyosaur from the English lower Lias. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 30:1197-1204 DOI ↗