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Genus of extinct marine reptile, type genus of Ichthyosauria
†Ichthyosaurus communis (Beche and Conybeare, 1822) †Ichthyosaurus breviceps (Owen, 1881) †Ichthyosaurus conybeari (Lydekker, 1888) †Ichthyosaurus anningae
Ichthyosaurus
Extinct order of large marine reptiles
fourth one. The type species was Ichthyosaurus communis, based on a lost skeleton. Conybeare considered that Ichthyosaurus had priority relative to Proteosaurus
Ichthyosauria
Extinct genus of reptiles
of Ichthyosaurus, I. quadriscissus. Otto Jaekel in 1904 reassigned it to its own genus, Stenopterygius. The type species is therefore Ichthyosaurus quadriscissus
Stenopterygius
British fossil collector and palaeontologist (1799–1847)
forming a link between the Ichthyosaurus and Crocodile, together – with general remarks on the Osteology of the Ichthyosaurus, Geological Society of London
Mary_Anning
Extinct genus of reptiles
ichthyosaurs, such as Ichthyosaurus. Baur named Mixosaurus as a new genus because its forefin was sufficiently different from that of Ichthyosaurus. Numerous species
Mixosaurus
Extinct genus of reptiles
forming a link between the Ichthyosaurus and Crocodile, together with general remarks on the Osteology of the Ichthyosaurus". Transactions of the Geological
Temnodontosaurus
Extinct genus of reptiles
originally named as a species of Ichthyosaurus. Originally described by Wagner (1853) as a species of the genus Ichthyosaurus (I. leptospondylus), the species
Aegirosaurus
Extinct species of reptile
"Ichthyosaurus" posthumus is a species of ichthyosaurs known from the Late Jurassic (early Tithonian age) Solnhofen Formation of Bavaria, Germany. Though
Ichthyosaurus_posthumus
Extinct family of reptiles
Bonaparte, in 1841, it is usually thought to contain a single genus, Ichthyosaurus, which is known from several species from the Early Jurassic. In 2013
Ichthyosauridae
Extinct genus of reptiles
forming a link between the Ichthyosaurus and crocodile, together with general remarks on the osteology of the Ichthyosaurus. Transactions of the Geological
Plesiosaurus
König described the new genus Ichthyosaurus. Everard Home changed his mind about the relationships of Ichthyosaurus. Instead of linking fishes with
Timeline of ichthyosaur research
Timeline_of_ichthyosaur_research
Extinct genus of reptiles
genus in 2017 due to its similarity to Ichthyosaurus. The genus Protoichthyosaurus was synonymized with Ichthyosaurus by Maisch and Hungerbuhler in 1997,
Protoichthyosaurus
2014 British TV series or programme
hominin than pongine), the dodo, Glossotherium, Smilodon, Gigantophis, Ichthyosaurus and the London-based replica of the famous Diplodocus skeleton, Dippy
David Attenborough's Natural History Museum Alive
David_Attenborough's_Natural_History_Museum_Alive
Extinct genus of reptiles
of England. The type species was originally described and named as Ichthyosaurus extremus by Boulenger in 1904. Brachypterygius was named by Huene in
Brachypterygius
Extinct genus of reptiles
primitive than other Cretaceous ichthyosaurs, being most closely related to Ichthyosaurus from the Late Triassic and Early Jurassic, over 70 million years earlier
Malawania
Genus of leptonectid ichthyosaur from the Early Jurassic period
abbreviated, which was the case in Ichthyosaurus longirostris. He considered the weak, attenuated mandible of Ichthyosaurus longirostris, along with other
Eurhinosaurus
Extinct genus of reptiles
were tentatively placed by Fernández in Ichthyosauridae, along with Ichthyosaurus, Ophthalmosaurus, and Mollesaurus, though she noted that this classification
Chacaicosaurus
Extinct genus of ophthalmosaurid ichthyosaur known from England and Germany
palaeontologist Ferdinand Broili named it as a new species of the genus Ichthyosaurus, Ichthyosaurus brunsvicensis, but considered its assignment to the genus tentative
Acamptonectes
Extinct genus of reptiles
janiceps. Macgowania was originally described by Chris McGowan in 1996 as Ichthyosaurus janiceps. It was reassigned to its own genus by Ryosuke Motani in 1999
Macgowania
Extinct family of reptiles
merriamosaurians more closely related to Shastasaurus pacificus than to Ichthyosaurus communis." He also redefined Shastasauridae as a node-based taxon including
Shastasauridae
Extinct clade of reptiles
America. Named by Ryosuke Motani in 1999, it contains the basal taxa Ichthyosaurus and Stenopterygius and the family Ophthalmosauridae. In thunnosaurs
Thunnosauria
Extinct genus of reptiles
Hauffiopterygia? Hauffiopteryx Xiphodracon Thunnosauria Ichthyosauridae Ichthyosaurus Malawania? Protoichthyosaurus? Baracromia Chacaicosaurus? Gadusaurus
Leptonectes
Topics referred to by the same term
common name for the members of the following groups: Ichthyosauria Ichthyosaurus, an extinct genus of ichthyosaurs Ichthyopterygia, which contains Ichthyosauria
Ichthyosaur
1983 British TV series or programme
Triceratops; Uncle Rex is a Tyrannosaurus rex; and Mr. Ichthyosaurus is an ichthyosaur of the genus Ichthyosaurus. In the series, Moschops and Ally are friends
Moschops_(TV_series)
Extinct genus of reptiles
831-847. McGowan, C. (1973). "Differential growth in three ichthyosaurs: Ichthyosaurus communis, I. breviceps, and Stenopterygius quadriscissus (Reptilia,
Parvinatator
Group of marine reptiles
consisting of all ichthyosauromorphs that are more closely related to Ichthyosaurus communis than to Hupehsuchus nanchangensis. Their synapomorphies include
Ichthyosauriformes
Extinct genus of reptiles
also referred to Pervushovisaurus after previously being allied with Ichthyosaurus in 1846. A previous Russian species of Platypterygius, "P." kiprianoffi
Pervushovisaurus
Dinosaurs and other Mesozoic reptiles that lived in what is now New Zealand
officially named as "Ichthyosaurus" hectori by Lydekker (1889), which is a replacement name for the previously used preoccupied name "Ichthyosaurus" australis,
List of dinosaurs and other Mesozoic reptiles of New Zealand
List_of_dinosaurs_and_other_Mesozoic_reptiles_of_New_Zealand
Genus of giant ichthyosaurs
Hauffiopterygia? Hauffiopteryx Xiphodracon Thunnosauria Ichthyosauridae Ichthyosaurus Malawania? Protoichthyosaurus? Baracromia Chacaicosaurus? Gadusaurus
Ichthyotitan
Genus of ichthyosaurs
ichthyosaur genus, and the sixth from this specific age (alongside Ichthyosaurus, Fernatator, Temnodontosaurus, and the more closely related Leptonectes
Xiphodracon
forefin morphology in Lower Jurassic ichthyosaurs: Protoichthyosaurus and Ichthyosaurus". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 37 (5) e1361433. doi:10.1080/02724634
List of ichthyosauromorph genera
List_of_ichthyosauromorph_genera
Extinct genus of reptiles
Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde: Serie B. 298: 1–159. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-18. Palaeos Vertebrates Ichthyosaurus v t e v t e
Californosaurus
Extinct genus of reptiles
was named in 1998 by Michael Maisch for Leptopterygius disinteger and Ichthyosaurus integer, both found in the Toarcian-age Posidonia Shale of Holzmaden
Suevoleviathan
County of England
marine invertebrates. Marine vertebrates have also been found including ichthyosaurus and plesiosaur. The highest point in Lincolnshire is Wolds Top (168 m
Lincolnshire
1854 sculpture series in Crystal Palace Park, London, United Kingdom
Owen's instructions, but] necessarily at present conjectural". The Ichthyosaurus models are based on Triassic or Jurassic fossils from Europe. Though
Crystal_Palace_Dinosaurs
First epoch of the Jurassic Period
time a number of new types of these marine reptiles appeared, such as Ichthyosaurus and Temnodontosaurus among the ichthyosaurs, and Eurycleidus, Macroplata
Early_Jurassic
13th episode of the 1st season of The Outer Limits
Marco Antonio as Butler Roger Stern as Ichthyosaurus Mercurius #1 Paul Stader as Ichthyosaurus Mercurius #2 George Robotham as Ichthyosaurus Mercurius #3
Tourist Attraction (The Outer Limits)
Tourist_Attraction_(The_Outer_Limits)
Preserved remains or traces of organisms from a past geological age
Ichthyosaurus and Plesiosaurus from the 1834 Czech edition of Cuvier's Discours sur les revolutions de la surface du globe
Fossil
Order of reptiles (fossil)
forming a link between the Ichthyosaurus and crocodile, together with general remarks on the osteology of Ichthyosaurus". Transactions of the Geological
Plesiosaur
Second period of the Mesozoic Era
Fossil of Ichthyosaurus somersetensis at the Natural History Museum, London
Jurassic
Extinct genus of reptiles
Kimmeridge Bay, Dorset, UK and described by Hulke in 1871, who named it Ichthyosaurus enthekiodon. This referred to its teeth being 'sheathed' in cementum
Nannopterygius
Study of past life through fossils
marine reptiles and other animals in the Lyme Regis region including Ichthyosaurus and Plesiosaurus. These animals were geologically older than the mammals
Paleontology
Extinct genus of reptiles
Hauffiopterygia? Hauffiopteryx Xiphodracon Thunnosauria Ichthyosauridae Ichthyosaurus Malawania? Protoichthyosaurus? Baracromia Chacaicosaurus? Gadusaurus
Athabascasaurus
Extinct genus of reptiles
around Hannover, Germany that were previously described as a species of Ichthyosaurus (I. platydactylus) in 1907 by Ferdinand Broili. These remains however
Platypterygius
Extinct clade of reptiles
taxon including "the last common ancestor of Shastasaurus pacificus and Ichthyosaurus communis, and all of its descendants." The name honours John Campbell
Merriamosauria
Extinct genus of reptiles
names). Originally described by Owen (1840) as a species of the genus Ichthyosaurus (I. trigonus). It has had an unstable taxonomic history, partly because
Macropterygius
Extinct genus of reptiles
Hauffiopterygia? Hauffiopteryx Xiphodracon Thunnosauria Ichthyosauridae Ichthyosaurus Malawania? Protoichthyosaurus? Baracromia Chacaicosaurus? Gadusaurus
Grippia
Extinct genus of reptiles
other ichthyosaurs, especially later and more derived forms such as Ichthyosaurus and Ophthalmosaurus. These plesiomorphies suggest that classifying ichthyosaurs
Phantomosaurus
English geologist (1787–1857)
the Ichthyosaurus," in Transactions of the Geological Society of London, 5 (1821), 558–594 "Additional Notices on the Fossil Genera Ichthyosaurus and
William_Conybeare_(geologist)
Extinct family of reptiles
Hauffiopterygia? Hauffiopteryx Xiphodracon Thunnosauria Ichthyosauridae Ichthyosaurus Malawania? Protoichthyosaurus? Baracromia Chacaicosaurus? Gadusaurus
Omphalosauridae
Extinct genus of reptiles
Lower Muschelkalk of Althengstett, Germany, was originally described as Ichthyosaurus atavus by Quenstedt in 1852, from the Middle Triassic of Germany and
Phalarodon
Extinct genus of reptiles
Paleontological Journal. 33 (2): 174–181. Trautschold, H. (1879). Uber eine Ichthyosaurus-Flosse aus dem Moskauer Kimmeridge. Zapisky Imperatorskogo Sankt-Peterburgskogo
Undorosaurus
Triassic/Jurassic geological formation in the UK
Judy A. (February 2017). Benson, Roger (ed.). "Two new species of Ichthyosaurus from the lowermost Jurassic (Hettangian) of Somerset, England". Papers
Blue_Lias
Extinct genus of reptiles
Hauffiopterygia? Hauffiopteryx Xiphodracon Thunnosauria Ichthyosauridae Ichthyosaurus Malawania? Protoichthyosaurus? Baracromia Chacaicosaurus? Gadusaurus
Qianichthyosaurus
Museum in Urtijëi, Italy
(Archaeolepidotus leonardii Accordi) and the reconstructed skeleton of an Ichthyosaurus, as well as coral colonies and ammonites. In addition to a cross-section
Museum_Gherdëina
Extinct genus of reptiles
Hauffiopterygia? Hauffiopteryx Xiphodracon Thunnosauria Ichthyosauridae Ichthyosaurus Malawania? Protoichthyosaurus? Baracromia Chacaicosaurus? Gadusaurus
Omphalosaurus
Clade of marine reptiles
al. in 2014 as the group consisting of the last common ancestor of Ichthyosaurus communis and Hupehsuchus nanchangensis, and all its descendants. Their
Ichthyosauromorpha
Genus of ichthyosaur
Early Jurassic ichthyosaurs including the coeval ichthyosaur genera Ichthyosaurus and Temnodontosaurus. While it shares several features with other known
Fernatator
1864 science fiction novel by Jules Verne
Édouard Riou's illustration of an Ichthyosaurus battling a Plesiosaurus.
Journey to the Centre of the Earth
Journey_to_the_Centre_of_the_Earth
Extinct genus of reptiles
Hauffiopterygia? Hauffiopteryx Xiphodracon Thunnosauria Ichthyosauridae Ichthyosaurus Malawania? Protoichthyosaurus? Baracromia Chacaicosaurus? Gadusaurus
Thalattoarchon
Extinct genus of reptiles
Hauffiopterygia? Hauffiopteryx Xiphodracon Thunnosauria Ichthyosauridae Ichthyosaurus Malawania? Protoichthyosaurus? Baracromia Chacaicosaurus? Gadusaurus
Cartorhynchus
Extinct genus of ichthyosauromorphs
Hauffiopterygia? Hauffiopteryx Xiphodracon Thunnosauria Ichthyosauridae Ichthyosaurus Malawania? Protoichthyosaurus? Baracromia Chacaicosaurus? Gadusaurus
Baisesaurus
Extinct genus of reptiles
Shastasaurus, and Ichthyosaurus. In 1904, Boulenger believed there to be three main lineages of ichthyosaurs; one leading to wide-finned Ichthyosaurus species,
Toretocnemus
Extinct genus of reptiles
Hauffiopterygia? Hauffiopteryx Xiphodracon Thunnosauria Ichthyosauridae Ichthyosaurus Malawania? Protoichthyosaurus? Baracromia Chacaicosaurus? Gadusaurus
Xinminosaurus
1974 live album by Rick Wakeman
into their sail, they witness a battle between an ichthyosaurus and a plesiosaurus. The ichthyosaurus wins, and the travellers are hit with a four-day
Journey to the Centre of the Earth (album)
Journey_to_the_Centre_of_the_Earth_(album)
Extinct genus of reptiles
Hauffiopterygia? Hauffiopteryx Xiphodracon Thunnosauria Ichthyosauridae Ichthyosaurus Malawania? Protoichthyosaurus? Baracromia Chacaicosaurus? Gadusaurus
Acuetzpalin
Extinct genus of reptiles
Hauffiopterygia? Hauffiopteryx Xiphodracon Thunnosauria Ichthyosauridae Ichthyosaurus Malawania? Protoichthyosaurus? Baracromia Chacaicosaurus? Gadusaurus
Shonisaurus
Scottish geologist (1797–1875)
"Professor Ichthyosaurus" shows his pupils the skull of extinct man, caricature of Lyell by Henry De la Beche (1830)
Charles_Lyell
Bony skin-covered spines or rays protruding from the body of a fish
In a parallel but independent evolution, the ancient reptile †Ichthyosaurus communis developed fins (or flippers) very similar to fish (or dolphins).
Fish_fin
Museum in Besano, Italy
Ichthyosaurus room with the complete fossil of a Besanosaurus
Civic Museum of Fossils of Besano
Civic_Museum_of_Fossils_of_Besano
Extinct family of Triassic ichthyosaurs
all ichthyosaurs more closely related to Mixosaurus cornalianus than Ichthyosaurus communis for consistency. There are six species of mixosaurids widely
Mixosauridae
Organisms that live in salt water
Saltwater crocodile Marine snakes have flattened tails. The ancient Ichthyosaurus communis independently evolved flippers similar to dolphins. Some extinct
Marine_life
Extinct genus of reptiles
basalmost member of Stenopterygiidae sensu Maisch [2008] with exclusion of Ichthyosaurus). Maxwell, Erin E.; Cortés, Dirley (2020). "A revision of the Early
Hauffiopteryx
Extinct order of reptiles
Verlag. Shikama, T.; Kamei, T.; Murata, M. (1978). "Early Triassic ichthyosaurus, Utatsusaurus hataii gen. et. sp. nov., from the Kitakami Massif, Northeast
Hupehsuchia
Geological formation in Italy and Switzerland
Ichthyosaurus
Moltrasio_Formation
Extinct genus of reptiles
Hauffiopterygia? Hauffiopteryx Xiphodracon Thunnosauria Ichthyosauridae Ichthyosaurus Malawania? Protoichthyosaurus? Baracromia Chacaicosaurus? Gadusaurus
Guanlingsaurus
Extinct genus of reptiles
Mixosaurus are closer in build to Chaohusaurus while later genera like Ichthyosaurus have a more derived morphology. Chaohusaurus did not have the dolphin-like
Chaohusaurus
Geologic formation in Cuba
de Piedra Jagua Vieja Mb. An indeterminate ichthyosaur, initially described as "Ichthyosaurus torrey" Ophthalmosauridae Indet. Indeterminate Viñales
Jagua_Formation
1912 novel by Arthur Conan Doyle
reptile seen on the shore of the lake, much to Summerlee's delight Ichthyosaurus – Fish-like aquatic reptile caught in a net in the lake by the tribe
The_Lost_World_(Doyle_novel)
1992 American television miniseries
Heterodontosaurus Hylaeosaurus Hypacrosaurus Hyperodapedon Hypsilophodon Ichthyosaurus Iguanodon Lambeosaurus Lesothosaurus Lexovisaurus Maiasaura Megalosaurus
The_Dinosaurs!
Extinct genus of reptiles
Hauffiopterygia? Hauffiopteryx Xiphodracon Thunnosauria Ichthyosauridae Ichthyosaurus Malawania? Protoichthyosaurus? Baracromia Chacaicosaurus? Gadusaurus
Gulosaurus
Images "Ichthyosaurus angustidens" Invalid Nomen nudum Seeley Cenomanian Chalk Group England An informal species of Ichthyosaurus. "Ichthyosaurus walkeri"
1869_in_paleontology
Extinct genus of marine lizard from the Late Cretaceous
coined the specific epithet and initially identified it as a species of Ichthyosaurus but later as an amphibian named Batrachiosaurus. The rest of the skull
Mosasaurus
Extinct genus of ichthyosaur reptile
Hauffiopterygia? Hauffiopteryx Xiphodracon Thunnosauria Ichthyosauridae Ichthyosaurus Malawania? Protoichthyosaurus? Baracromia Chacaicosaurus? Gadusaurus
Shastasaurus
Interactive simulation by Microsoft
Globidens (off-screen) Henodus (off-screen) Himalayasaurus (off-screen) Ichthyosaurus Kronosaurus Lariosaurus (off-screen) Leptonectes (off-screen) Liopleurodon
Microsoft_Dinosaurs
Extinct genus of reptiles
Hauffiopterygia? Hauffiopteryx Xiphodracon Thunnosauria Ichthyosauridae Ichthyosaurus Malawania? Protoichthyosaurus? Baracromia Chacaicosaurus? Gadusaurus
Pessopteryx
Extinct genus of reptiles
Hauffiopterygia? Hauffiopteryx Xiphodracon Thunnosauria Ichthyosauridae Ichthyosaurus Malawania? Protoichthyosaurus? Baracromia Chacaicosaurus? Gadusaurus
Barracudasauroides
forming a link between the Ichthyosaurus and crocodile, together with general remarks on the osteology of the Ichthyosaurus. Transactions of the Geological
1821_in_paleontology
Extinct genus of reptiles
Thunnosauria Ichthyosaurus Stenopterygius Chacaicosaurus Ophthalmosauridae Arthropterygius * Ophthalmosaurinae Mollesaurus Ophthalmosaurus icenicus (type
Ophthalmosaurus
Military Museum in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England
history, fine and decorative art. The holotype of the extinct species Ichthyosaurus anningae was identified in the museum's collection in 2008 and formally
Danum Gallery, Library and Museum
Danum_Gallery,_Library_and_Museum
suggested to be similar to the Autun ichthyosaur specimens (Ichthyosaurus rheticus and Ichthyosaurus carinatus, both of which are nomen dubium) and Ichthyotitan
List of informally named Mesozoic reptiles
List_of_informally_named_Mesozoic_reptiles
French paleontologist (1769–1832)
Ichthyosaurus and Plesiosaurus from the 1834 Czech edition of Cuvier's Discours sur les revolutions de la surface du globe
Georges_Cuvier
Geological formation in England
ISSN 0375-0442. Lomax, Dean R.; Massare, Judy A. (2015-03-04). "A new species of Ichthyosaurus from the Lower Jurassic of West Dorset, England, U.K." Journal of Vertebrate
Charmouth_Mudstone_Formation
Extinct genus of reptiles
Hauffiopterygia? Hauffiopteryx Xiphodracon Thunnosauria Ichthyosauridae Ichthyosaurus Malawania? Protoichthyosaurus? Baracromia Chacaicosaurus? Gadusaurus
Grendelius
Extinct marine reptile
Hauffiopterygia? Hauffiopteryx Xiphodracon Thunnosauria Ichthyosauridae Ichthyosaurus Malawania? Protoichthyosaurus? Baracromia Chacaicosaurus? Gadusaurus
Kyhytysuka
Genus of Triassic ichthyosaur
with some associated rib fragments found during the 1860s, and named Ichthyosaurus polaris by John Hulke in 1873. The species was subsequently suggested
Besanosaurus
1984 novel by Harry Harrison
Triceratops ONETSENAST: Stegosaurus TARAKAST: Segnosaurus URUKETO: Ichthyosaurus URUKTOP: Psittacosaurus URUKUB: Apatosaurus The story continues in two
West_of_Eden
American painter (born 1965)
S2CID 90137016. "ART-PRESENTATION: Ellen Gallagher". Retrieved April 17, 2021. "Ichthyosaurus". Freud Museum. London. November 2005. Archived from the original on
Ellen_Gallagher
Animated preschool television series
Tabitha St. Germain and Andrea Libman, respectively) are three friendly Ichthyosaurus that live in the lake. The purple-marked Plink is very athletic, the
Gigantosaurus_(TV_series)
Pliosaurus Macroplata Peloneustes Rhomaleosaurus Umoonasaurus Sachicasaurus Ichthyosaurus Ichthyotitan Mixosaurus Ophthalmosaurus Shastasaurus Shonisaurus Champsosaurus
List_of_marine_reptiles
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Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Sanskrit
Sacred Grass
Boy/Male
Arabic
Beauty
Girl/Female
Indian, Telugu
Goddess Name
Boy/Male
Bengali, Hindu, Indian, Marathi, Sanskrit, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu
The Sun
Male
Polish
Polish form of Roman Latin Apollinaris, APOLINARY means "of Apollo."Â
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Middle English parrock ‘paddock’, ‘small enclosure’, hence a topographic name for a dweller by a paddock or enclosed meadow, or a habitational name from a place named with this word, as for example Paddock Wood in Kent. The change of -rr- to -dd- is an unexplained development which did not occur before the 17th century.English : from Middle English paddock ‘toad’, ‘frog’, a diminutive of pad (of Old Norse origin), hence a nickname for someone considered to resemble a toad or frog.
Male
Welsh
Welsh name, possibly UCHDRYD means "crossbeard." In Welsh legend, this is the name of a son of Edwin, lord or king of Tegaingl.
Girl/Female
German
Sea
Boy/Male
Indian
Grace, Kindness, Blessing
Biblical
wiping away; breaking; fearing; smiting
ICHTHYOSAURUS
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n.
An extinct genus of marine reptiles; -- so named from their short, biconcave vertebrae, resembling those of fishes. Several species, varying in length from ten to thirty feet, are known from the Liassic, Oolitic, and Cretaceous formations.
n. pl.
An extinct order of marine reptiles, including Ichthyosaurus and allied forms; -- called also Ichthyopterygia. They have not been found later than the Cretaceous period.
pl.
of Ichthyosaurus