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Extinct genus of reptiles From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Leptonectes is a genus of ichthyosaur that lived in the Late Triassic to Early Jurassic (Rhaetian - Pliensbachian). Fossils have been found in Belgium, Germany, Spain and the United Kingdom.[3][4][5] A possible specimen from Switzerland first reported in 2006,[6] has been reclassified as that of Hauffiopteryx.[7] The type species, L. tenuirostris, reached 4 metres (13 ft) long, while L. moorei reached 3 metres (9.8 ft) long; the largest species, L. solei, was approximately 5–6 metres (16–20 ft) long.[8][9]
Leptonectes Temporal range: Late Triassic - Early Jurassic, | |
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skeleton of Leptonectes tenuirostris (NHMUK PV R498) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | †Ichthyosauria |
Family: | †Leptonectidae |
Genus: | †Leptonectes McGowan, 1996[1] |
Species | |
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Synonyms | |
Leptopterygius Huene, 1929 |
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