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  • Ichthyosaur scapula

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    By JohnBrewer

    Taxonomy

    Ichthyosaur

    Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
    Class: Reptilia
    Order: Ichthyopterygia
    Family: Ichthyosauridae
    Genus: Ichthyosaurus
    Species: Ichthyosaurus sp.

    Geological Time Scale

    Eon: Phanerozoic
    Era: Mesozoic
    Period: Jurassic
    Sub Period: None
    Epoch: Early

    Stratigraphy

    unknown formation

    Provenance

    Date Collected: 05/01/2019
    Acquired by: Purchase/Trade

    Location

    Church Cliffs
    Lyme Regis
    Dorset
    United Kingdom

    Comments

    Lit: De La Beche & Conybeare (1821),  Conybeare (1822), Owen (1840, 1851, 1881, 1849-84).

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    Fossildude19

    Fossildude19

    Posted

    Hey John, 

    Is that an ichthyosaur tooth just below it?

    Great fossil. :) 

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    JohnBrewer

    Yes, Tim, it is a tooth. This example is from a juvenile as there are no adult ichthyosaurs with teeth this small. 

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