Reptilia - Ichthyosauria - Ophthalmosauridae
Full reference: V. Fischer, M. W. Maisch, D. Naish, R. Kosma, J. Liston, U. Joger, F. J. Krüger, J. Pardo Pérez, J. Tainsh and R. M. Appleby. 2012. New ophthalmosaurid ichthyosaurs from the European Lower Cretaceous demonstrate extensive ichthyosaur survival across the Jurassic–Cretaceous boundary. PLoS One 7(1):e29234
Belongs to Acamptonectes according to M. S. Arkhangelsky and N. G. Zverkov 2014
See also Fischer et al. 2013 and Fischer et al. 2012
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: GLAHM 132588, a partial skeleton (partial adult skeleton, including fragmentary skull roof, mandible, axial skeleton and scapular girdle). Its type locality is Bed D2D, Speeton, which is in a Hauterivian offshore claystone in the Speeton Clay Formation of the United Kingdom.
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Germany (1 collection), the United Kingdom (2)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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