Species
Valid Extinct

Protoichthyosaurus prostaxalis

Appleby 1979

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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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Parvipelvia Unranked clade
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Neoichthyosauria Unranked clade
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Thunnosauria Unranked clade
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Ichthyosauridae Family
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Protoichthyosaurus Genus
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Protoichthyosaurus prostaxalis Species
Fossil sites 2 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
2
Geological formations
Blue Lias
1
Temporal distribution
Pliensbachian (192.9–184.2 Ma)
1
Hettangian (201.4–199.5 Ma)
1
Bibliography
Original description
R. M. Appleby. 1979. The affinities of Liassic and later ichthyosaurs. Palaeontology 22(4):921-946
Bibliography (1)
R. M. Appleby. 1979. The affinities of Liassic and later ichthyosaurs. Palaeontology 22(4):921-946