Stenopterygiidae

Stenopterygidae are a family of the Ichthyosauria, a group of extinct marine reptiles that superficially resemble fish. They are distinguished from other ichthyosaurs by the arrangement of the flipper bones and by the broad attachment of the fins to the body.

Stenopterygiidae
Temporal range: Early to Mid Jurassic
Stenopterygius quadriscissus from the Early Jurassic of Germany
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Sauropsida
Order:
Ichthyosauria
Family:
Stenopterygiidae

Jaekel, 1904
Genera

References
  1. W. Maisch, Michael; T. Matzke, Andreas (2022). "Magnipterygius huenei n. gen. n. sp., a new small stenopterygiid (Reptilia: Ichthyosauria) from the Posidonienschiefer Formation of SW Germany". Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie - Abhandlungen. 303 (2): 169–201. doi:10.1127/njgpa/2022/1042. S2CID 246797718. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  • Long, J.A., Dinosaurs of Australia & New Zealand, UNSW Press, Australia 1998
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