Stenopterygius cuneiceps 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 hauffianus, Stenopterygius longifrons, Stenopterygius longipes, Stenopterygius macrophasma, Stenopterygius megacephalus, Stenopterygius megalorhinus, Stenopterygius promegacelaphus, Stenopterygius quadriscissus, Stenopterygius triscissus, Stenopterygius uniter

Type specimen: Its type locality is Holzmaden, Hauser quarry, Ohmden, epsilon II-10 (SMNS collection), which is in a Falciferum marine shale in Germany

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Jurassic of Germany (3 collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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