Full reference: C. McGowan. 1974. A revision of the longipinnate ichthyosaurs of the Lower Jurassic of England, with descriptions of two new species (Reptilia: Ichthyosauria). Life Sciences Contribution of the Royal Ontario Museum 97
Belongs to Temnodontosaurus according to M. W. Maisch 2010
See also Ji et al. 2016, Maisch and Matzke 2000, McGowan and Motani 2003 and Motani 1999
Sister taxa: Temnodontosaurus azerguensis, Temnodontosaurus burgundiae, Temnodontosaurus crassimanus, Temnodontosaurus longirostris, Temnodontosaurus nuertingensis, Temnodontosaurus platyodon, Temnodontosaurus trigonodon
Type specimen: BMNH R1157, a skull. Its type locality is Broad Ledge (Bucklandi beds), which is in a Sinemurian marine limestone in the United Kingdom.
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Broad Ledge (Bucklandi beds)
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