Species
Valid Extinct

Stenopterygius megacephalus

von Huene 1922

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Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
4
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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Thunnosauria Unranked clade
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Stenopterygius Genus
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Stenopterygius megacephalus Species
Fossil sites 4 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇩🇪 Germany
4
Geological formations
Posidonia Shale
3
Temporal distribution
Toarcian (184.2–174.7 Ma)
4
Bibliography
Original description
F. von Huene. 1922. Die Ichthyosaurier des Lias un Ihre Zusammenhänge
Bibliography (1)
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