Genus
Valid Extinct

Hauffiopteryx

Maisch 2008

Hauffiopteryx is an extinct genus of ichthyosaur known from Germany, Luxembourg, Switzerland and Somerset of the United Kingdom. Two species are known: H. typicus and H. altera.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
1
Group
Ichtyosaures
Carnivore nektonic Marine
Hauffiopteryx
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Life restoration of the small German Jurassic ichthyosaur Hauffiopteryx typicus. References Maxwell, E. E.; Cortés, D. (2020). "A revision of the Early Jurassic ichthyosaur Hauffiopteryx (Reptilia: Ichthyosauria), and description of a new species from Southwestern Germany". Palaeontologia Electronica 23: 1–43. Archived from the original on 2022-07-06. Retrieved on 2022-03-15. Note: This image is currently uncolored © Slate Weasel · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia
Hauffiopteryx
Hauffiopteryx
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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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Hauffiopteryx Genus
Measurements
Length
1,93 m ⓘ
Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
1
Geological formations
Beacon Limstone
1
Temporal distribution
Toarcian (184.2–174.7 Ma)
1
Species (1)
Hauffiopteryx typicus 184 Ma
Images 2
Bibliography
Original description
M. W. Maisch. 2008. Revision der gattung Stenopterygius Jaekel, 1904 emend. von Huene, 1922 (Reptilia: Ichthyosauria) aus dem unteren Jura Westeuropas. Palaeodiversity 1:227-271
Bibliography (1)
H. Caine and M. J. Benton. 2011. Ichthyosauria from the Upper Lias of Strawberry Bank, England. Palaeontology 54(5):1069-1093 DOI ↗