Fernatator
| Fernatator Temporal range: Early Jurassic, | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | †Ichthyosauria |
| Node: | †Parvipelvia |
| Family: | †incertae sedis |
| Genus: | †Fernatator Massare et al., 2025 |
| Species: | †F. prenticei |
| Binomial name | |
| †Fernatator prenticei Massare et al., 2025 | |
Fernatator (meaning "Fernie swimmer") is an extinct genus of parvipelvian ichthyosaur which lived in what is now British Columbia, Canada during the Pliensbachian stage of the Early Jurassic. It contains one species, Fernatator prenticei, representing the most complete ichthyosaur known from the Early Jurassic of North America.