Hauffiopteryx is an extinct genus of ichthyosaur known from Germany, Luxembourg, Switzerland and Somerset of the United Kingdom. Two species are known: H. typicus and H. altera.
Front of H. typicus fossil
3D-printed reconstruction of the skull and brain of H. typicus, Field Museum of Natural History
Stenopterygius is an extinct genus of thunnosaur ichthyosaur known from Europe. It was a medium-sized ichthyosaur, with multiple well-preserved specimens, including one which preserved evidence of cou
Hauffiopteryx
…are known: H. typicus and H. altera. Hauffiopteryx was first described by Michael W. Maisch on the basis of some specimens that previously referred to Stenopterygius hauffianus. Maisch found that the lectotype of S. hauffianus can be determined as Stenopterygius cf. S. quadriscissus at best, and therefore this species should…
Stenopterygius quadriscissus
Life restoration of a juvenile Stenopterygius sp.
1906 restoration by Charles R. Knight