Dearcmhara Brusatte et al. 2015 (ichthyosaur)

Reptilia - Ichthyosauria

Full reference: S. L. Brusatte, M. T. Young, T. J. Challands, N. D. L. Clark, V. Fischer, N. C. Fraser, J. J. Liston, C. C. J. MacFayden, D. A. Ross, S. Walsh, and M. Wilkinson. 2015. Ichthyosaurs from the Jurassic of Skye, Scotland. Scottish Journal of Geology

Parent taxon: Neoichthyosauria according to S. L. Brusatte et al. 2015

Sister taxa: Eurhinosaurus, Excalibosaurus, Hauffiopteryx, Leptonectes, Leptonectidae, Suevoleviathanidae, Temnodontosauridae, Temnodontosaurus

Subtaxa: Dearcmhara shawcrossi

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Type: Dearcmhara shawcrossi

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Bearreraig Bay (Jurassic of the United Kingdom)

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