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Leptonectes

Leptonectes
Temporal range: Late Triassic - Early Jurassic, Rhaetian–Pliensbachian
Hul - Leptopterygius sp..jpg
Leptonectes tenuirostris skeleton
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Sauropsida
Order: Ichthyosauria
Family: Leptonectidae
Genus: Leptonectes
Species
  • L. moorei (McGowan, 1978)
  • L. solei (McGowan, 1993)
  • L. tenuirostris (Conybeare, 1822) (type species)
Synonyms

Leptopterygius Huene, 1929


Leptopterygius Huene, 1929

Leptonectes is a genus of ichthyosaur that lived in the Late Triassic to Early Jurassic (Rhaetian - Pliensbachian). Fossils have been found in Belgium, England, Germany, and Switzerland.


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