†Eurhinosaurus longirostris Mantell 1851

Reptilia - Ichthyosauria

Alternative combination: Ichthyosaurus longirostris

Synonym: Eurhinosaurus huenei Swinton 1930

Full reference: G. A. Mantell. 1851. Petrifactions and Their Teachings; or, a Hand-Book to the Gallery of Organic Remains of the British Museum xi-496

Belongs to Eurhinosaurus according to V. Fischer et al. 2013

See also Delair 1960, Ji et al. 2016, Lydekker 1889, Maisch 2010, Maisch and Matzke 2000, Mantell 1851, McGowan 1989, McGowan 1994 and McGowan and Motani 2003

Sister taxa: none

Type specimens:

  • Eurhinosaurus longirostris: BMNH 14566. Its type locality is Barrow-on-Soar (BMNH collection), which is in a Planorbis marine limestone in the United Kingdom.
  • Eurhinosaurus huenei:

Distribution:

• Jurassic of Switzerland (1 collection), the United Kingdom (1)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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