Stenopterygius cayi Fernandez 1994 (ichthyosaur)

Reptilia - Ichthyosauria

Full reference: M. Fernandez. 1994. A new long-snouted ichthyosaur from the Early Bajocian of Neuquen Basin (Argentina). Ameghiniana 31(3):291-297

Belongs to Stenopterygius according to M. S. Fernandez and E. E. Maxwell 2012

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

Type specimen: MOZ 5803 PV, a partial skeleton (Skull and postrcranial fragments). Its type locality is Chacaico Sur-Charahuilla (icthyosaur locality), which is in a Bajocian marine horizon in Argentina.

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Stenopterygius cayi in the database

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