Reptilia - Ichthyosauria - Ophthalmosauridae
Full reference: O. v. Kuhn. 1946. Ein skelett von Ichthyosaurus (Platypterygius) hercynicus n. sp. aus dem Aptium von Gitter. Berichte der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft Bamberg 29:69-82
Belongs to Platypterygius according to M. S. Arkhangelsky and N. G. Zverkov 2014
Sister taxa: Ichthyosaurus marathonensis, Platypterygius americanus, Platypterygius australis, Platypterygius bedengensis, Platypterygius compylodon, Platypterygius hauthali, Platypterygius kiprijanoffi, Platypterygius ochevi, Platypterygius platydactylus, Platypterygius sachicarum, Myobradypterygius mollensis
Type specimen: 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:
• Cretaceous of France (1 collection), Germany (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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