Protoichthyosaurus applebyi Lomax et al. 2017 (ichthyosaur)

Reptilia - Ichthyosauria - Ichthyosauridae

Full reference: D. R. Lomax, J. A. Massare, and R. T. Mistry. 2017. The taxonomic utility of forefin morphology in Lower Jurassic ichthyosaurs: Protoichthyosaurus and Ichthyosaurus. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 37(5): e1361433

Belongs to Protoichthyosaurus according to D. R. Lomax et al. 2017

Sister taxon: Protoichthyosaurus prostaxalis

Type specimen: UNM.G.2017.1, a skeleton (kull and articulated skeleton in left lateral view)

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Protoichthyosaurus applebyi in the database

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