Species
Valid Extinct

Temnodontosaurus platyodon

Conybeare 1822

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Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
3
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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Temnodontosaurus Genus
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Temnodontosaurus platyodon Species
Fossil sites 3 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
2
🇧🇪 Belgium
1
Geological formations
Charmouth Mudstone
1
Temporal distribution
Sinemurian (199.5–192.9 Ma)
3
Synonyms (2)
Ichthyosaurus oligostinus subjective synonym of Temnodontosaurus platyodon
Temnodontosaurus risor subjective synonym of Temnodontosaurus platyodon
Bibliography
Original description
R. Motani. 1999. Phylogeny of the Ichthyopterygia. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 19(3):473-496 DOI ↗
Bibliography (3)
C. McGowan. 1994. Temnodontosaurus risor is a juvenile of T. platyodon (Reptilia: Ichthyosauria). Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 14(4):472-479 DOI ↗
P. Godefroit. 1993. Les grands ichthyosaures sinémuriens d'Arlon. Bulletin de l'Institut Royal des sciences naturelles de Belgique. Sciences de la Terre 63:25-71
C. McGowan. 1974. A revision of the longipinnate ichthyosaurs of the Lower Jurassic of England, with descriptions of two new species (Reptilia: Ichthyosauria). Life Sciences Contribution of the Royal Ontario Museum 97 DOI ↗