Toretocnemus
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Toretocnemus is an extinct genus of ichthyosaurs that lived during the Carnian stage of the Upper Triassic in what is now North America. Two species are known, T. californicus and T. zitelli, first de
Toretocnemus californicus
Clavicles and interclavicle (top) and scapula and coracoids (bottom) of T. zitteli
Skull (top) and caudal vertebra (bottom right) of the holotype specimen of T. zitteli
Forelimb (left) and partial hindlimb (right) of T. zitteli
Ichthyosauria
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Ichthyosauria is an order of large extinct marine reptiles sometimes referred to as "ichthyosaurs", although the term is also used for wider clades in which the order resides.
Toretocnemus
…Toretocnemus (meaning 'perforated tibia') is an extinct genus of ichthyosaurs that lived during the Carnian stage of the Upper Triassic in what is now North America. Two species are known, T. californicus and T. zitelli, first…
Ichthyosaurus communis in London
An ichthyosaur and plesiosaur by Édouard Riou, 1863. This old representation of a plesiosaur lifting its head is not accurate and physically impossible.
The skull of specimen NHMUK PV R1158 found by Joseph Anning in 1811
The torso of specimen NHMUK PV R1158 found by Mary Anning in 1812