Ichthyosaurus

Ichthyosaurus
Temporal range: Jurassic
Possible Late Triassic (Rhaetian) record, but yet to be confirmed
Life reconstruction of Ichthyosaurus communis
Fossil specimen of Ichthyosaurus somersetensis at Natural History Museum, London (NHMUK PV OR 2013)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: †Ichthyosauria
Family: †Ichthyosauridae
Genus: †Ichthyosaurus
Beche and Conybeare, 1821
Type species
†Ichthyosaurus communis
Beche and Conybeare, 1822
Other species
  • †Ichthyosaurus breviceps
  • †Ichthyosaurus conybeari
  • †Ichthyosaurus anningae
  • †Ichthyosaurus larkini
  • †Ichthyosaurus somersetensis

Ichthyosaurus (derived from Greek ἰχθύς (ichthys) meaning 'fish' and σαῦρος (sauros) meaning 'lizard') is an extinct genus of ichthyosaurs from the Early Jurassic (Hettangian - Pliensbachian) of Europe (Belgium, England, Germany and Portugal). Some specimens of the ichthyosaurid Protoichthyosaurus from England and Switzerland have been erroneously referred to this genus in the past. It is among the best known ichthyosaur genera, as it is the type genus of the order Ichthyosauria.

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