Wahlisaurus

Wahl-e-sor-us.
By Benjamin Gutierrez
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Benjamin Gutierrez

Vertebrate Paleontologist

Benjamin Gutierrez is a leading expert on dinosaurs, particularly the mighty theropods. His fieldwork in South America has uncovered new species and provided insights into dinosaur social structures.

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Gutierrez, B. (2013, January 19). Wahlisaurus. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/wahlisaurus/

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Name

Wahlisaurus ‭(‬Wahl’s lizard‭)‬.

Phonetic

Wahl-e-sor-us.

Named By

Dean R.‭ ‬Lomax‭ ‬-‭ ‬2016.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Ichthyosauria,‭ ‬Leptonectidae.

Diet

Piscivore.

Species

W.‭ ‬massare‭

Size

Uncertain due to lack of remains.

Known locations

England,‭ ‬Nottinghamshire.

Time Period

Hettangian of the Jurassic.

Fossil representation

Skull and partial post cranial skeleton.

In Depth

       Originally discovered in‭ ‬1951,‭ ‬the holotype fossil of Wahlisaurus was not officially described until sixty-five years later in‭ ‬2016.‭ ‬Wahlisaurus is a leptonectid ichthyosaur noted for having a very long snout.‭ ‬Other ichthyosaurs similar to Wahlisaurus include Leptonectes,‭ ‬Eurhinosaurus and Excalibosaurus.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬A new leptonectid ichthyosaur from the Lower Jurassic‭ (‬Hettangian‭) ‬of Nottinghamshire,‭ ‬England,‭ ‬UK,‭ ‬and the taxonomic usefulness of the ichthyosaurian coracoid.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Journal of Systematic Palaeontology:‭ ‬1‭–‬15‭ ‬-‭ ‬Dean R.‭ ‬Lomax‭ ‬-‭ ‬2016.

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