Stenopterygius triscissus Quenstedt 1856 (ichthyosaur)

Reptilia - Ichthyosauria

Belongs to Stenopterygius according to M. W. Maisch 2010

Sister taxa: Stenopterygius aaleniensis, Stenopterygius banzensis, Stenopterygius cayi, Stenopterygius cuneiceps, Stenopterygius hauffianus, Stenopterygius longifrons, Stenopterygius longipes, Stenopterygius macrophasma, Stenopterygius megacephalus, Stenopterygius megalorhinus, Stenopterygius promegacelaphus, Stenopterygius quadriscissus, Stenopterygius uniter

Type specimen: GPIT 12/0224-2. Its type locality is Hauff Quarry IX, Holzmaden, epsilon II/6, which is in a Toarcian marine shale in the Posidonia Shale Formation of Germany.

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

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

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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