Genus
Valid Extinct

Suevoleviathan

Maisch 1998

Suevoleviathan is an extinct genus of primitive ichthyosaur found in the Early Jurassic (Toarcian) of Holzmaden, Germany.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
6
Group
Ichtyosaures
Carnivore nektonic Marine
Suevoleviathan
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Life restoration of the German Jurassic ichthyosaur Suevoleviathan disinteger. The dorsal and caudal fins are loosely based on those of Stenopterygius. References Maisch, M.W. (2020). "The best-preserved skeleton of Suevoleviathan integer (Bronn, 1844)(Reptilia: Ichthyosauria) from the lower Jurassic of south-western Germany, with a discussion of the genus". Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie, Abhandlungen 297 (2): 153–172. Maisch, M.W. (1998). "A new ichthyosaur genus from the Posidonia Shale (Lower Toarcian, Jurassic) of Holzmaden, SW-Germany with comments on the phylogeny of post-Triassic ichthyosaurs". Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie-Abhandlungen 209 (1): 47–78. © Slate Weasel · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia
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Classification
Ichthyosauria Unranked clade
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Parvipelvia Unranked clade
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Suevoleviathan Genus
Measurements
Length
4 m ⓘ
Fossil sites 6 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇩🇪 Germany
5
🇫🇷 France
1
Geological formations
Posidonia Shale
4
Posidonienschiefer
1
Temporal distribution
Toarcian (184.2–174.7 Ma)
6
Species (2)
Suevoleviathan disinteger 184 Ma
Suevoleviathan integer 184 Ma
Images 6
Bibliography
Original description
R. Motani. 1999. Phylogeny of the Ichthyopterygia. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 19(3):473-496 DOI ↗
Bibliography (2)
E. E. Maxwell. 2018. Redescription of the ‘lost’ holotype of Suevoleviathan integer (Bronn, 1844) (Reptilia: Ichthyosauria). Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 38(2):e1439833 DOI ↗
V. Fischer, M. Guiomar, and P. Godefroit. 2011. New data on the palaeobiogeography of Early Jurassic marine reptiles: the Toarcian ichthyosaur fauna of the Vocontian Basin (SE France). Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Palaontologie. Abhandlungen 261(1):111-127 DOI ↗