Ichthyosaurus

Ichthyosaurus Temporal range: Late Triassic - Early Jurassic, Rhaetian–Pliensbachian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Fossil specimen of I. communis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	†Ichthyosauria
Family:	†Ichthyosauridae
Genus:	†Ichthyosaurus De la Beche & Conybeare, 1821
Type species
†Ichthyosaurus communis De la Beche & Conybeare, 1822
Other species
†I. breviceps Owen, 1881 †I. conybeari Lydekker, 1888 †I. anningae Lomax & Massare, 2015 †I. larkini Lomax & Massare, 2017[1] †I. somersetensis Lomax & Massare, 2017[1]

Ichthyosaurus was an extinct marine reptile from the Lower Jurassic. It was the first member of the order Ichthyosauria to be discovered. The first complete skeleton was discovered in the early 19th century (1810/11) by Mary Anning in the Dorset Jurassic Coast. Many more specimens were found in Europe, especially from the limestone quarries in Holzmaden, southern Germany.

Ichthyosaurus lived from about 199 to 189 million years ago (mya). This sleek animal could perhaps swim at speeds up to 25 mph (40 kph).

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Dean R. Lomax; Judy A. Massare (2016). "Two new species of Ichthyosaurus from the lowermost Jurassic (Hettangian) of Somerset, England". Papers in Palaeontology. 3: 1–20. doi:10.1002/spp2.1065. S2CID 89567182.