Hauffiopteryx

Hauffiopteryx
Temporal range: Early Jurassic, 182.7–181.8 Ma
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Fossil of H. typicus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: †Ichthyosauria
Node: †Parvipelvia
Genus: †Hauffiopteryx
Maisch, 2008
Type species
†Hauffiopteryx typicus
(von Huene, 1931 [originally Stenopterygius typicus])
Other species
  • †Hauffiopteryx altera Maxwell and Cortés, 2020[1]
Synonyms
  • Stenopterygius hauffianus typica von Huene, 1931
  • Stenopterygius typicus von Huene, 1931

Hauffiopteryx is an extinct genus of ichthyosaur known from Germany, Luxembourg, Switzerland and Somerset of the United Kingdom.[2][3][4] Two species are known: H. typicus and H. altera.

  1. ^ Maxwell, Erin E.; Cortés, Dirley (2020). "A revision of the Early Jurassic ichthyosaur Hauffiopteryx (Reptilia: Ichthyosauria), and description of a new species from southwestern Germany". Palaeontologia Electronica. 23 (2): a30. doi:10.26879/937. S2CID 223714860.
  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.
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  4. ^ Klug, C.; Sivgin, T.; Miedema, F.; Scheffold, B.; Reisdorf, A.G.; Stössel, I.; Maxwell, E.E.; Scheyer, T.M. (2024). "Swiss ichthyosaurs: a review". Swiss Journal of Palaeontology. 143. 31. doi:10.1186/s13358-024-00327-4. PMC 11366730.