Reptilia - Ichthyosauria - Ophthalmosauridae
Alternative combination: Ichthyosaurus platydactylus
Synonym: Ichthyosaurus hercynicus Kuhn 1946
Full reference: F. Broili. 1907. Ein neuer Ichthyosaurus aus der norddeutschen Kreide. Palaeontographica 54:139-162
Belongs to Platypterygius according to M. W. Maisch 2010
See also Arkhangelsky and Zverkov 2014, Fischer 2012, Fischer et al. 2013, Ji et al. 2016, Kolb and Sander 2009, Kuhn 1946, Maisch and Matzke 2000, McGowan and Motani 2003 and Motani 1999
Sister taxa: Ichthyosaurus marathonensis, Platypterygius americanus, Platypterygius australis, Platypterygius bedengensis, Platypterygius compylodon, Platypterygius hauthali, Platypterygius hercynicus, Platypterygius kiprijanoffi, Platypterygius ochevi, Platypterygius sachicarum, Myobradypterygius mollensis
Type specimens:
- Platypterygius platydactylus: Its type locality is Ricklinger Moor, Castendamm, which is in an Aptian marine horizon in Germany
- Ichthyosaurus hercynicus: SMSS, a partial skeleton (Partial skull, vertebral column, partial pectoral girdle, two forefins and parts of the hindfins). Its type locality is Pit "Gitter", Salzgitter, which is in an Aptian marine mudstone in Germany.
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Ricklinger Moor, Castendamm
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