Temnodontosaurus nuertingensis von Huene 1931 (ichthyosaur)

Reptilia - Ichthyosauria

Alternative combination: Leptonectes nuertingensis

Belongs to Temnodontosaurus according to M. W. Maisch 2010

See also Maisch and Matzke 2000

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

Type specimen: Its type locality is Nuertingen, which is in a Pliensbachian marine horizon in Germany

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Nuertingen

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