Proteosaurus platyodon Conybeare 1822

Reptilia - Ichthyosauria - Proteosauridae

Alternative combinations: Ichthyosaurus platyodon, Leptopterygius platyodon

Synonyms: Ichthyosaurus cheiroligostinus Hawkins 1834, Ichthyosaurus chiroligostinus Hawkins 1834, Ichthyosaurus lonchiodon Owen 1840, Leptopterygius lonchiodon Owen 1840

Full reference: W. D. Conybeare. 1822. Additional notices on the fossil genera Ichthyosaurus and Plesiosaurus. Transactions of the Geological Society of London, Series 2 1:103-123

Belongs to Proteosaurus according to O. P. Hay 1930

See also Buckland 1858, Conybeare 1822, Delair 1960, Hawkins 1834, Hay 1902, Mantell 1851, McGowan 1974, Owen 1840, Parkinson 1822, Swinton 1934 and von Huene 1922

Sister taxa: none

Distribution:

• Jurassic of Belgium (1 collection), the United Kingdom (5)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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