Temnodontosaurus eurycephalus

Temnodontosaurus eurycephalus
Temporal range: Early Jurassic,
T. eurycephalus holotype skull in the Natural History Museum, London
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: †Ichthyosauria
Family: †Temnodontosauridae
Genus: †Temnodontosaurus
Species:
†T. eurycephalus
Binomial name
†Temnodontosaurus eurycephalus
McGowan, 1974

Temnodontosaurus eurycephalus is an extinct species of marine reptile. It is thought to have been a nektonic carnivore. Its name comes from the Greek ευρύς, for "wide" and κεφαλή for "head". It possibly belongs to a new genus.

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