Named By: | Abel in 1909 |
Time Period: | Early Jurassic, 183-175 Ma |
Location: | England and Germany |
Size: | Around 6.4 meters long |
Diet: | Piscivore |
Fossil(s): | Specimens for identification of two species, at least one specimen is of a complete individual |
Classification: | | Chordata | Reptilia | Ichthyosauria | Leptopterygiidae | |
Eurhinosaurus ('well-nosed lizard') is an extinct genus of ichthyosaur from the Early Jurassic (Toarcian) of Europe (England, Germany, Benelux, France & Switzerland). It was a large genus, exceeding 6 m in length.