Leptonectidae

Leptonectids Temporal range: Late Triassic - Early Jurassic
Eurhinosaurus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	†Ichthyosauria
Node:	†Neoichthyosauria
Family:	†Leptonectidae
Genera
†Eurhinosaurus †Excalibosaurus †Leptonectes †Wahlisaurus

Leptonectidae is a family of ichthyosaurs known from Late Triassic to Early Jurassic marine deposits in Europe. They were all small to medium-sized creatures, most noted for their very long, swordfish-like snouts, which could have been used like a weapon, slashing through schools of fish.^[1]

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Ichthyosauromorpha

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Sauropsida Subclass: Diapsida Clade: Neodiapsida
Sauropsida see Sauropsida Ichthyosauromorpha see below↓

Ichthyosauromorpha
Ichthyosauromorpha Baisesaurus Hupehsuchia Eohupehsuchus Nanchangosaurus Hupehsuchidae Hupehsuchus Parahupehsuchinae Eretmorhipis Parahupehsuchus Ichthyosauriformes Omphalosauridae Cartorhynchus Omphalosaurus Sclerocormus Ichthyopterygia Isfjordosaurus? Chaohusaurus Thaisaurus Eoichthyosauria Grippidia Parvinatator Utatsusaurus Grippiidae Gulosaurus Grippia Ichthyosauria see below↓

Ichthyosauria
Ichthyosauria Quasianosteosaurus Tholodus? Xinminosaurus? Cymbospondylidae Cymbospondylus Phantomosaurus? Thalattoarchon? Xinminosaurus? Hueneosauria Cymbospondylidae? Mixosauridae Barracudasauroides Contectopalatus Mixosaurus Phalarodon Merriamosauria Besanosaurus Guizhouichthyosaurus Pessopteryx? Wimanius? Shastasauridae Besanosaurus? Guanlingsaurus? Guizhouichthyosaurus? Himalayasaurus? Ichthyotitan? Shastasaurus Shonisaurus? Euichthyosauria Auroroborealia? Californosaurus Callawayia Guizhouichthyosaurus? Mikadocephalus? Shonisaurus? Toretocnemidae? Qianichthyosaurus? Toretocnemus Parvipelvia see below↓ Nomina dubia Barracudasaurus Pachygonosaurus Pessosaurus Sphaerodontes Svalbardosaurus Tibetosaurus

Parvipelvia
Parvipelvia Hudsonelpidia Macgowania Neoichthyosauria Dearcmhara Hauffiopteryx Suevoleviathan Temnodontosauroidea? Temnodontosaurus Leptonectidae? Eurhinosaurus? Excalibosaurus? Leptonectes Wahlisaurus? Thunnosauria Ichthyosauridae Ichthyosaurus Malawania? Protoichthyosaurus? Baracromia Chacaicosaurus? Stenopterygiidae Magnipterygius Stenopterygius Ophthalmosauria Argovisaurus Delphinosaurus Macropterygius Ophthalmosauridae Arthropterygius? Gengasaurus? Jabalisaurus Janusaurus? Myobradypterygius Nannopterygius? Palvennia? Thalassodraco? Ophthalmosaurinae Acamptonectes Baptanodon Mollesaurus Ophthalmosaurus Platypterygiidae Acuetzpalin Aegirosaurus Arthropterygius? Athabascasaurus? Brachypterygius Catutosaurus Cryopterygius? Grendelius Janusaurus? Kazakhstanosaurus Keilhauia? Muiscasaurus Palvennia? Parrassaurus Pervushovisaurus Sumpalla Sveltonectes Undorosaurus Platypterygiinae Caypullisaurus Kyhytysuka Leninia Maiaspondylus Platypterygius Plutoniosaurus Simbirskiasaurus Sisteronia

Related categories
Ichthyosaurs Marine reptiles Triassic reptiles

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