Wahlisaurus massarae Lomax, 2016
Ichthyopterygia
Parvipelvia
Neoichthyosauria
Leptonectidae
Early Jurassic
? Scunthorpe Mudstone Fm (Hettangian)
England, UK
Length: 1.5 m
This small ichthyosaur is known from a partial crushed skull and associated postcranial elements recently rediscovered in a fossil collection. It belongs to a group called leptonectids, which members such as the better known Eurhinosaurus, had a relatively small skull, a slender snout with a distinct overbite.
Reference:
Lomax, D. R. (2016). A new leptonectid ichthyosaur from the Lower Jurassic (Hettangian) of Nottinghamshire, England, UK, and the taxonomic usefulness of the ichthyosaurian coracoid. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology, 1-15.
November 20, 2016
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