Family
Valid Extinct

Brachypterygiidae

Cortes et al. 2021

No Wikipedia summary available.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
1
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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Brachypterygiidae Family
Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇦🇺 Australia
1
Geological formations
Gearle Siltstone
1
Temporal distribution
Cenomanian (100.5–93.9 Ma)
1
Bibliography
Original description
R. D. Meyerkort, B. P. Kear, and M. J. Everhart, M. Siversson. 2025. Youngest fossil occurrence of ichthyosaurs from the Southern Hemisphere. Cretaceous Research 168(78):106071 DOI ↗
Bibliography (1)
R. D. Meyerkort, B. P. Kear, and M. J. Everhart, M. Siversson. 2025. Youngest fossil occurrence of ichthyosaurs from the Southern Hemisphere. Cretaceous Research 168(78):106071 DOI ↗