Temnodontosaurus platyodon Conybeare 1822 (ichthyosaur)

Reptilia - Ichthyosauria

Synonyms: Ichthyosaurus oligostinus Hawkins 1840, Temnodontosaurus risor McGowan 1974

Belongs to Temnodontosaurus according to M. W. Maisch 2010

See also Hawkins 1840, Ji et al. 2016, Maisch and Matzke 2000, McGowan 1974, McGowan 1994, McGowan and Motani 2003, Motani 1999 and Sander 2000

Sister taxa: Temnodontosaurus azerguensis, Temnodontosaurus burgundiae, Temnodontosaurus crassimanus, Temnodontosaurus eurycephalus, Temnodontosaurus longirostris, Temnodontosaurus nuertingensis, Temnodontosaurus trigonodon

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Jurassic of Belgium (1 collection), the United Kingdom (2)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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