Species
Valid Extinct

Eurhinosaurus longirostris

(Mantell 1851)

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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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Eurhinosaurus Genus
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Eurhinosaurus longirostris Species
Fossil sites 2 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
1
🇨🇭 Switzerland
1
Geological formations
Staffelegg
1
Temporal distribution
Toarcian (184.2–174.7 Ma)
1
Hettangian (201.4–199.5 Ma)
1
Synonyms (1)
Eurhinosaurus huenei subjective synonym of Eurhinosaurus longirostris
Bibliography (2)
A. G. Reisdorf, M. W. Maisch, and A. Wetzel. 2011. First record of the leptonectid ichthyosaur Eurhinosaurus longirostris from the Early Jurassic of Switzerland and its stratigraphic framework. Swiss Journal of Geoscience 104:211-224 DOI ↗
R. Owen. 1884. A History of British Fossil Reptiles, Part III.