Temnodontosaurus

Temnodontosaurus Temporal range: Early Jurassic
Mounted fossil of Temnodontosaurus trigonodon, Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Stuttgart
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Sauropsida
Subclass:	Diapsida
Order:	Ichthyopterygia
Suborder:	Ichthyosauria
Family:	Temnodontosauridae
Genus:	Temnodontosaurus Lydekker, 1889
Species
T. platyodon type species T. eurycephalus T. nuertingensis T. trigonodon T. acutirostris

Temnodontosaurus was an ichthyosaur from the Early Jurassic, some 198 and 185 million years ago (Hettangian - Toarcian), in Europe (England & Germany). It was a large genus, exceeded 12 meters (40 ft) in length.^[1]

It is the only genus in the family temnodontosauridae.^[2]

Palaeobiology

Restoration of T. platyodon

Temnodontosaurus with a human for scale

Temnodontosaurus eyes were approximately 20 cm (8 in) in diameter making them some of the largest of any known vertebrate. They were powerful swimmers with great stamina and could descend into the deepest areas in the Jurassic sea to catch their prey.

References

1. ^ Maisch MW, Matzke AT. 2000. The Ichthyosauria. Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde Serie B (Geologie und Paläontologie) 298: 1-159
2. ^ HIERARCHICAL TAXONOMY OF THE CLASS EODIAPSIDA. Retrieved January 16, 2009.

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