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Ichthyosaurus
Sign in to saveIchthyosaurus (derived from Greek () meaning 'fish' and () meaning 'lizard') is a genus of ichthyosaurs from the Early Jurassic (Hettangian - Pliensbachian) of Europe (Belgium, England, Germany and Portugal). Some specimens of the ichthyosaurid Protoichthyosaurus from England and Switzerland have been erroneously referred to this genus in the past. It is among the best known ichthyosaur genera, as it is the type genus of the order Ichthyosauria.
Wikidata facts
- Parent taxon
- Ichthyosauridae
- Named after
- fish
- Image
- Hul - Ichthyosaurus communis - 3.jpg
- Length
- 3
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- time period
- Late Jurassic
- Commons category
- Ichthyosaurus
- taxon name
- Ichthyosaurus
- taxon rank
- genus
- taxon common name
- 魚龍
- location of discovery
- Indonesia
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- discoverer or inventor
- Mary Anning
- time of discovery or invention
- 1811-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
7 sectionsContents
- History of discovery
- Description
- Classification
- Palaeobiology
- Cultural significance
- See also
- References
Ichthyosaurus (derived from Greek () meaning 'fish' and () meaning 'lizard') is a genus of ichthyosaurs from the Early Jurassic (Hettangian - Pliensbachian) of Europe (Belgium, England, Germany and Portugal). Some specimens of the ichthyosaurid Protoichthyosaurus from England and Switzerland have been erroneously referred to this genus in the past. It is among the best known ichthyosaur genera, as it is the type genus of the order Ichthyosauria.
==History of discovery==
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