Platypterygius
genus of reptiles (fossil) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Platypterygius ('flat flipper)' is an ichthyosaur of the family Ophthalmosauridae. It was the last surviving ichthyosaur.[2][3]
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Skull of P. sachicarum in the Paleontological Museum in Villa de Leyva, Colombia | |
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Subfamily: | †Platypterygiinae |
Genus: | †Platypterygius von Huene 1922 |
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