Suborder
Valid Extinct

Longipinnati

(Huene 1948)

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Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
31
Group
Ichtyosaures
Carnivore nektonic Marine
Longipinnati
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Skull of the Middle Triassic North-American ichthyosaur Cymbospondylus petrinus, preserved in three dimensions. This specimen is cataloged under the number UCMP 9913. More information is available from the source link. © University of California Museum of Paleontology · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia
PBDB
Classification
Ichthyosauria Unranked clade
Hueneosauria Unranked clade
Longipinnati Suborder
Fossil sites 31 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇺🇸 United States
13
🇨🇳 China
7
🇩🇪 Germany
3
🇮🇹 Italy
2
🇳🇴 Norway
2
🇲🇽 Mexico
2
🇨🇭 Switzerland
1
🇸🇯 SJ
1
Geological formations
Falang
4
Prida
3
Botneheia
3
Xiaowa
3
Hosselkus
2
Favret
2
Antimonio
2
Thaynes
1
Jena
1
Besano
1
Temporal distribution
Norian (227.3–205.7 Ma)
3
Carnian (237–227.3 Ma)
8
Ladinian (241.464–237 Ma)
7
Anisian (247–241.464 Ma)
12
Olenekian (250.8–247 Ma)
1
Images 1
Bibliography
Original description
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