Stenopterygius

Stenopterygius
Temporal range: Toarcian-Aalenian
~183–173 Ma
S. quadriscissus adult and juvenile
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: †Ichthyosauria
Family: †Stenopterygiidae
Genus: †Stenopterygius
Jaekel, 1904
Species
  • †S. quadriscissus (Quenstedt, 1856 [originally Ichthyosaurus]) (type species)
  • †S. triscissus (Quenstedt, 1856 [originally Ichthyosaurus])
  • †S. uniter (Huene, 1931)
  • †S. aaleniensis Maxwell et al., 2012

Stenopterygius is an extinct genus of thunnosaur ichthyosaur known from Europe (England, France, Germany, Luxembourg and Switzerland).[1][2]

  1. ^ Michael W. Maisch and Andreas T. Matzke (2000). "The Ichthyosauria" (PDF). Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde: Serie B. 298: 1–159. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-18.
  2. ^ Michael W. Maisch (2008). "Revision der Gattung Stenopterygius Jaekel, 1904 emend. von Huene, 1922 (Reptilia: Ichthyosauria) aus dem unteren Jura Westeuropas" (PDF). Palaeodiversity. 1: 227–271.