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Ichthyosaurus breviceps
Taxonomy
Ichthyosaurus breviceps was named by Owen (1881). It is not extant.
It was recombined as Eurypterygius breviceps by von Huene (1922) and Delair (1960).
It was recombined as Eurypterygius breviceps by von Huene (1922) and Delair (1960).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1881 | Ichthyosaurus breviceps Owen |
| 1888 | Ichthyosaurus breviceps Owen |
| 1889 | Ichthyosaurus breviceps Lydekker p. 52 |
| 1922 | Eurypterygius breviceps von Huene p. 8 |
| 1960 | Eurypterygius breviceps Delair p. 63 |
| 1974 | Ichthyosaurus breviceps McGowan p. 14 figs. Figs. 7, 8 |
| 2000 | Ichthyosaurus breviceps Maisch and Matzke p. 74 |
| 2003 | Ichthyosaurus breviceps McGowan and Motani |
| 2010 | Ichthyosaurus breviceps Maisch |
| 2016 | Ichthyosaurus breviceps Ji et al. p. 12 |
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†Ichthyosaurus breviceps Owen 1881
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| M. W. Maisch and A. T. Matzke 2000 | "Orbit very large, snout extremely short, less than 20 maxillary teeth, teeth robust and large, maxilla with small processus postnarialis, premaxilla with long processus supranarialis reaching prefrontal." |