Ichthyosaurs

The giant Temnodontosaurus at Kloster Banz

The giant Temnodontosaurus at Kloster Banz The centrepiece of the Petrefaktensammlung Museum Kloster Banz in a former monastery in Bad Staffelstein, Bavaria, Germany, is the 2.3 m long skull of the ichthyosaur Temnodontosaurus trigonodon. This specimen is one of the earliest fossils of its kind ever discovered. However, it comprises more than just the skull. […]

Platypterygius hercynicus mounted skeleton in anterolateral view

Palaeontology, Ichthyosaurs

Platypterygius hercynicus – One of the Most Complete Cretaceous Ichthyosaurs

Platypterygius hercynicus – One of the Most Complete Cretaceous Ichthyosaurs Platypterygius hercynicus is one of the most complete ichthyosaurs known from the Cretaceous. The holotype specimen was discovered in December 1940 in a mine called Schachtanlage Georg near Gitter, now part of Salzgitter in northern Germany. The fossil was found at a depth of 100