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EURHINOSAURUS
(yoo-rye-noe-sore-us)
meaning: "Well nosed lizard"
Eurhinosaurus
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 |
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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.

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