Temnodontosaurus eurycephalus
| Temnodontosaurus eurycephalus Temporal range: Early Jurassic, | |
|---|---|
| T. eurycephalus holotype skull in the Natural History Museum, London | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | †Ichthyosauria |
| Family: | †Temnodontosauridae |
| Genus: | †Temnodontosaurus |
| Species: | †T. eurycephalus |
| Binomial name | |
| †Temnodontosaurus eurycephalus McGowan, 1974 | |
Temnodontosaurus eurycephalus is an extinct species of marine reptile. It is thought to have been a nektonic carnivore. Its name comes from the Greek ευρύς, for "wide" and κεφαλή for "head". It possibly belongs to a new genus.