Stenopterygius

Stenopterygius
Temporal range: Toarcian-Aalenian
~
S. quadriscissus adult and juvenile
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: †Ichthyosauria
Family: †Stenopterygiidae
Genus: †Stenopterygius
Jaekel, 1904
Species
  • †S. quadriscissus (Quenstedt, 1856 [originally Ichthyosaurus]) (type species)
  • †S. triscissus (Quenstedt, 1856 [originally Ichthyosaurus])
  • †S. uniter (Huene, 1931)
  • †S. aaleniensis Maxwell et al., 2012

Stenopterygius is an extinct genus of thunnosaur ichthyosaur known from Europe (England, France, Germany, Luxembourg and Switzerland).

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