Toretocnemus

Toretocnemus
Temporal range: Triassic, 235.0–221.5 Ma[1]
Clockwise from upper left: hindlimb, forelimb, dorsal vertebrae, and pelvis of T. californicus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: †Ichthyosauria
Family: †Toretocnemidae
Genus: †Toretocnemus
Merriam, 1903
Species
  • †T. californicus Merriam, 1903 (type species)
  • †T. zitelli (Merriam, 1903)
Synonyms
  • Leptocheirus Merriam, 1903
  • Merriamia Boulenger, 1904

Toretocnemus is an extinct genus of ichthyosaur. Its remains have been found in California, United States,[2] in Triassic layers of the Carnian Hosselkus Limestone.

  1. ^ "†Toretocnemus Merriam 1903 (ichthyosaur)". Paleobiology Database. Fossilworks. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  2. ^ Nicholls, Elizabeth L.; Wei, Chen & Manabe, Makoto (2003). "New material of Qianichtyosaurus Li, 1999 (Reptilia, Ichthyosauria) from the Late Triassic of southern China, and implications for the distribution of Triassic ichthyosaurs". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 22 (4): 759–765. doi:10.1671/0272-4634(2002)022[0759:NMOQLR]2.0.CO;2.