Leptonectes
Extinct genus of reptiles
Leptonectes is a genus of ichthyosaur that lived in the Late Triassic to Early Jurassic (Rhaetian - Pliensbachian). Fossils have been found in Belgium, Germany, Spain and the United Kingdom. A possible specimen from Switzerland first reported in 2006, has been reclassified as that of Hauffiopteryx. The type species, L. tenuirostris, reached 4 metres (13 ft) long, whereas L. moorei (NHMUK PV R 14370) likely reached 3 metres (9.8 ft) long; the largest species, L. solei, was approximately 5-6 metres (16-20 ft) long.
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- Leptopterygius NHM.jpg by the paleobear, CC BY 2.0
- Leptonectes tenuirostris, Lyme Regis, England, Early Jurassic - Royal Ontario Museum - DSC09972.JPG by Daderot, CC0
- Leptonectes SW 1.png by Slate Weasel, CC BY 4.0
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