Kimmeridge Bay Ichthyosaur (Jurassic of the United Kingdom)

Where: England, United Kingdom (50.6° N, 2.1° W: paleocoordinates 41.3° N, 7.9° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Kimmeridge Clay Formation, Kimmeridgian (157.3 - 152.1 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Collected by Peter Langham in 1989

Primary reference: C. McGowan. 1997. The taxonomic status of the Late Triassic ichthyosaur Grendelius mordax: a preliminary report. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 17(2):428-430 [M. Carrano/H. Street]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 98014: authorized by Matthew Carrano, entered by Hallie Street on 15.09.2010

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Taxonomic list

Reptilia
 Ichthyosauria - Ophthalmosauridae
Brachypterygius extremus Boulenger 1904 ichthyosaur
BRSMG Ce 16696