†Protoichthyosaurus prostaxalis Appleby 1979 (ichthyosaur)
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Reptilia - Ichthyosauria - Ichthyosauridae
Full reference: R. M. Appleby. 1979. The affinities of Liassic and later ichthyosaurs. Palaeontology 22(4):921-946
Belongs to Protoichthyosaurus according to D. R. Lomax et al. 2017
See also Appleby 1979
Sister taxon: Protoichthyosaurus applebyi
Type specimen: B. 1963'5/O.S.. Its type locality is Street (general), which is in a Hettangian shallow subtidal limestone/shale in the Blue Lias Formation of the United Kingdom.
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Jurassic of the United Kingdom (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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