Magnipterygius
Name:
Magnipterygius
(Magni’s wing).
Phonetic: Mag-nip-teh-re-je-us.
Named By: Michael W. Maisch & Andreas
T. Matzke - 2022.
Classification: Chordata, Reptilia,
Ichthyosauria, Stenopterygiidae.
Species: M. huenei (type).
Diet: Piscivore/Carnivore.
Size: About 1.2 meters long.
Known locations: Germany - Posidonia Shale
(Sachrang Formation).
Time period: Toarcian of the Jurassic.
Fossil representation: Almost complete skull and
skeleton.
Magnipterygius
is a genus of ichthyosaur
that lived in European waters during the
early Jurassic. Similar to the genus Stenopterygius
in body,
Magnipterygius is noted for its small size, at
least when compared
to most other Jurassic era ichthyosaurs.
Further reading
- 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. - Michael W. Maisch & Andreas T. Matzke
- 2022.
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