Stenopterygius
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| phylum | Chordata | Stenopterygius is an extinct ichthyosaur known from Europe (England, France, Germany, Luxembourg and Switzerland). Maximum length was 4 meters (13 ft). Stenopterygius was physically similar to the better known Ichthyosaurus, but had a smaller skull and narrower flippers. Its skull was extended into a kind of a beak and was armed with a quantity of large teeth.
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| clade | Diapsida | |
| order | Ichthyosauria | |
| family | Stenopterygiidae | |
| genus | Stenopterygius | |
| Temporal range | Early Jurassic |
