List of ichthyosaur type specimens

This list of ichthyosaur type specimens is a list of fossils serving as the official standard-bearers for inclusion in the species and genera of the reptile clade Ichthyosauria. Type specimens are those which are definitionally members of biological taxa and additional specimens can only be "referred" to these taxa if an expert deems them sufficiently similar to the type.

The list

Species	Genus	Nickname	Catalogue Number	Institution	Age	Unit	Country	Notes	Image
Acamptonectes densus	Acamptonectes	N/A	GLAHM 132588						Skull roof bones of the Acamptonectes densus holotype: GLAHM 132588
Actiosaurus gaudryi	Actiosaurus	N/A
Aegirosaurus leptospondylus	Aegirosaurus	N/A
Arthropterygius chrisorum	Arthropterygius	N/A
Athabascasaurus bitumineus	Athabascasaurus	N/A	TMP 2000.29.01
Barracudasauroides panxianensis	Barracudasauroides	N/A	GMPKU-P-1033
Besanosaurus leptorhyncus	Besanosaurus	N/A
Brachypterygius extremus	Brachypterygius	N/A
Californosaurus perrini	Californosaurus	N/A
Callawayia neoscapularis	Callawayia	N/A
Cartorhynchus lenticarpus	Cartorhynchus	N/A
Caypullisaurus bonapartei	Caypullisaurus	N/A
Chacaicosaurus cayi	Chacaicosaurus	N/A	MOZ 5803
Chaohusaurus geishanensis	Chaohusaurus	N/A	IVPP V 4001
Hudsonelpidia brevirostris	Hudsonelpidia	N/A	ROM 44629
Muiscasaurus catheti	Muiscasaurus	N/A	CIP-FCG-CBP-74[1]		Barremian-Aptian	Paja Formation	Colombia	Named after the Muisca
Phantomosaurus neubigi	Phantomosaurus	N/A	BSP 1992 I 39				Germany
Utatsusaurus hataii	Utatsusaurus	N/A	IGPS 95941

See also

• List of ichthyosaurs
• Timeline of ichthyosaur research

References