Stenopterygius macrophasma McGowan 1979 (ichthyosaur)

Reptilia - Ichthyosauria

Belongs to Stenopterygius according to McGowan 1979

See also McGowan and Motani 2003

Sister taxa: Stenopterygius aaleniensis, Stenopterygius banzensis, Stenopterygius cayi, Stenopterygius cuneiceps, Stenopterygius hauffianus, Stenopterygius longifrons, Stenopterygius longipes, Stenopterygius megacephalus, Stenopterygius megalorhinus, Stenopterygius promegacelaphus, Stenopterygius quadriscissus, Stenopterygius triscissus, Stenopterygius uniter

Type specimen: Its type locality is Holzmaden, NHM specimen, epsilon II/4?, which is in a Toarcian marine shale in the Posidonia Shale Formation of Germany

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Holzmaden, NHM specimen, epsilon II/4?

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