Toretocnemus zitteli Merriam 1903 (ichthyosaur)

Reptilia - Ichthyosauria - Toretocnemidae

Synonyms: Leptocheirus zitteli Merriam 1903, Merriamia zitteli Merriam 1903

Belongs to Toretocnemus according to M. W. Maisch 2010

See also Hay 1930, Maisch and Matzke 2000, McGowan and Motani 2003, Merriam 1903, Merriam 1908 and Motani 1999

Sister taxon: Toretocnemus californicus

Type specimens:

  • Toretocnemus zitteli: UCMP 8099. Its type locality is Smith's Cove, Trachyceras Beds, which is in a Triassic marine limestone in the Hosselkus Formation of California.
  • Merriamia zitteli: UCMP 8099, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is Smith's Cove, Trachyceras Beds, which is in a Triassic marine limestone in the Hosselkus Formation of California.

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Smith's Cove, Trachyceras Beds

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