Ichthyosaurus
| Ichthyosaurus Temporal range: Early Jurassic, Possible Late Triassic (Rhaetian) record, but yet to be confirmed | |
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| Fossil specimen of I. somersetensis at Natural History Museum, London | |
| 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 | |
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Ichthyosaurus (derived from Greek ἰχθύς (ichthys) meaning 'fish' and σαῦρος (sauros) meaning 'lizard') is a genus of ichthyosaurs from the Early Jurassic (Hettangian - Pliensbachian), with possible Late Triassic record, from Europe (Belgium, England, Germany, Switzerland, and Portugal). It is among the best known ichthyosaur genera, as it is the type genus of the order Ichthyosauria.
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