Ichthyosaurus

Ichthyosaurus
Temporal range: Early Jurassic, Possible Late Triassic (Rhaetian) record, but yet to be confirmed
Fossil specimen of I. somersetensis at Natural History Museum, London (NHMUK PV OR 2013)
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: †Ichthyosauria
Family: †Ichthyosauridae
Genus: †Ichthyosaurus
De la Beche & Conybeare, 1821
Type species
†Ichthyosaurus communis
De la Beche & Conybeare, 1822
Other species
  • †I. breviceps Owen, 1881
  • †I. conybeari Lydekker, 1888
  • †I. anningae Lomax & Massare, 2015
  • †I. larkini Lomax & Massare, 2017
  • †I. somersetensis Lomax & Massare, 2017

Ichthyosaurus (derived from Greek ἰχθύς (ichthys) meaning 'fish' and σαῦρος (sauros) meaning 'lizard') is a genus of ichthyosaurs from the Early Jurassic (Hettangian - Pliensbachian) of Europe (Belgium, England, Germany and Portugal). Some specimens of the ichthyosaurid Protoichthyosaurus from England and Switzerland have been erroneously referred to this genus in the past. It is among the best known ichthyosaur genera, as it is the type genus of the order Ichthyosauria.

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