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Stenopterygius triscissus

Description

Stenopterygius is an extinct genus of thunnosaur ichthyosaur known from Europe (England, France, Germany, Luxembourg and Switzerland). This genus of ichthyosaur grew to a maximum length of 4 meters (13 feet).


Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)8442125https://www.gbif.org/species/8442125
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)263086https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=263086
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Stenopterygiidae : Stenopterygius : Stenopterygius triscissus
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Ichthyosauria : Stenopterygius : Stenopterygius triscissus
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-TriploblasticaLankester 1877
-NephrozoaJondelius et al. 2002
-DeuterostomiaGrobben 1908
phylumChordataHaeckel 1847
subphylumVertebrataLamarck 1801
superclassGnathostomataGegenbauer 1874
-Osteichthyes
-SarcopterygiiRomer 1955
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha
subclassTetrapodomorpha
-Tetrapoda
-ReptiliomorphaSäve-Söderbergh 1934
-AnthracosauriaSäve-Söderbergh 1934
-Batrachosauria
-Cotylosauria
-AmniotaHaeckel 1866
-SauropsidaHuxley 1864
classReptiliaLaurenti 1768
subclassEureptilia
-RomeriidaGauthier et al. 1988
-Diapsida
-IchthyosauromorphaMotani et al. 2015
-IchthyosauriformesMotani et al. 2015
-Ichthyopterygia
-EoichthyosauriaMotani 1999
-Ichthyosauria
-ParvipelviaMotani 1999
-NeoichthyosauriaSander 2000
-ThunnosauriaMotani 1999
genusStenopterygiusJaekel 1904
speciesStenopterygius triscissusQuenstedt 1856
Generic NameStenopterygius
Scientific NameStenopterygius triscissus (Quenstedt, 1856)
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Stenopterygius triscissusspeciesbelongs to Stenopterygiusstated without evidenceMaisch, 2008
Stenopterygius triscissusspeciesbelongs to Stenopterygiusstated with evidenceMaisch, 2010
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Last Recorded Appearance183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Environmentmarine (based on Ichthyosauria)
Motilityactively mobile (based on Ichthyosauria)
Dietcarnivore (based on Ichthyosauria)
Reproductionviviparous (based on Ichthyosauria)
Taphonomyhydroxylapatite (based on Ichthyosauria)
Primary Reference (PBDB)M. W. Maisch. 2008. Revision der gattung Stenopterygius Jaekel, 1904 emend. von Huene, 1922 (Reptilia: Ichthyosauria) aus dem unteren Jura Westeuropas. Palaeodiversity 1:227-271
Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stenopterygius_triscissus

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1856Ichthyosaurus triscissus Quenstedt
2008Stenopterygius triscissus Maisch
2010Stenopterygius triscissus Maisch

References

Maisch M. W. (2008) Revision der gattung Stenopterygius Jaekel, 1904 emend. von Huene, 1922 (Reptilia: Ichthyosauria) aus dem unteren Jura Westeuropas, Palaeodiversity 1, 227-271
Maisch M. W. (2010) Phylogeny, systematics, and origin of the Ichthyosauria - the state of the art, Palaeodiversity 3, 151-214
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
 
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