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- Temnodontosaurus abstract "Temnodontosaurus (Greek for “cutting-tooth lizard” - temno, meaning “to cut”, odont meaning “tooth” and sauros meaning “lizard”) is an extinct genus of Ichthyosaurs from the Early Jurassic, ranging between 198 and 185 million years ago (Hettangian - Toarcian), and known from Europe (England, France, Germany and Belgium). They lived in the deeper areas of the open ocean. University of Bristol paleontologist Jeremy Martin described the genus Temnodontosaurus as “one of the most ecologically disparate genera of Ichthyosaurs”.Temnodontosaurus are known for being gigantic Ichthyosaurs. According to the paleontologist Michael Maisch, species of Temnodontosaurus were large, exceeding 12 meters (40 ft) in length. There is a possibility that they reached a similar size to another Ichthyosaur genus, Shonisaurus who are known as the largest Ichthyosaurs. There seems to be a general consensus between paleontologists that they could at least have reached 9m.Temnodontosaurus are known for their incredibly large eyes. Their eyes are thought to be the largest of any animal ever known. Temnodontosaurus eyes were approximately 20 cm (8 in) in diameter making them some of the largest of any known vertebrate. They have a tail bend which is characteristic of Jurassic age Ichthyosaurs. and they have many conical teeth that fill their jaw and are set in a continuous groove.Temnodontosaurus species are sometimes mistaken for dolphin relatives due to their similar overall morphology. However, the morphological traits are convergent. Temnodontosaurus were not mammals but were large marine reptiles and their ancestors were land dwelling reptiles. Temnodontosaurus do have morphological traits which differ from Cetacea also. Temnodontosaurus' tail would beat laterally side to side, instead of up and down. Temnodontosaurus skull's also have nostrils that are placed in front of the eyes instead of on the dorsal side of the head like Cetaceans. Though reptiles, Temnodontosaurus can also be mistaken for fish due to their fins and elongate undifferentiated body, but unlike fish Temnodontosaurus are air breathers and must go to the water’s surface for air. Also Temnodontosaurus, like other Ichthyosaurs, are viviparous.The number or names of Temnodontosaurus species have varied since their discovery. Christopher McGowan in 1992 said that there were around thirteen species in the genus Temnodontosaurus. Michael Maisch in 2000 listed T. platyodon, T. trigonodon, T. acutirostris, T. nuertingensis and T. eurychephalus as the valid species of Temnodontosaurus.".
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- Temnodontosaurus wikiPageWikiLink Aalen.
- Temnodontosaurus wikiPageWikiLink Belgium.
- Temnodontosaurus wikiPageWikiLink Belmont_d’Azergues.
- Temnodontosaurus wikiPageWikiLink Besanosaurus.
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- Temnodontosaurus wikiPageWikiLink British_Museum_of_Natural_History.
- Temnodontosaurus wikiPageWikiLink Californosaurus.
- Temnodontosaurus wikiPageWikiLink Callawayia.
- Temnodontosaurus wikiPageWikiLink Category:Early_Jurassic_ichthyosaurs.
- Temnodontosaurus wikiPageWikiLink Category:Ichthyosaurs_of_Europe.
- Temnodontosaurus wikiPageWikiLink Cenomanian.
- Temnodontosaurus wikiPageWikiLink Cetacea.
- Temnodontosaurus wikiPageWikiLink Cetaceans.
- Temnodontosaurus wikiPageWikiLink Cladogram.
- Temnodontosaurus wikiPageWikiLink Dorset.
- Temnodontosaurus wikiPageWikiLink Early_Jurassic.
- Temnodontosaurus wikiPageWikiLink England.
- Temnodontosaurus wikiPageWikiLink Europe.
- Temnodontosaurus wikiPageWikiLink Family_(biology).
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- Temnodontosaurus wikiPageWikiLink Gastralium.
- Temnodontosaurus wikiPageWikiLink Germany.
- Temnodontosaurus wikiPageWikiLink Hettangian.
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- Temnodontosaurus wikiPageWikiLink Ichthyosaur.
- Temnodontosaurus wikiPageWikiLink Jurassic.
- Temnodontosaurus wikiPageWikiLink Leptonectes.
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- Temnodontosaurus wikiPageWikiLink List_of_ichthyosaur_genera.
- Temnodontosaurus wikiPageWikiLink List_of_ichthyosaurs.
- Temnodontosaurus wikiPageWikiLink Lyme_Regis.
- Temnodontosaurus wikiPageWikiLink Macgowania.
- Temnodontosaurus wikiPageWikiLink Mary_Anning.
- Temnodontosaurus wikiPageWikiLink Merriamosauria.
- Temnodontosaurus wikiPageWikiLink Mikadocephalus.
- Temnodontosaurus wikiPageWikiLink Musee_des_Amis_de_la_Mine.
- Temnodontosaurus wikiPageWikiLink Natural_History_Museum,_London.
- Temnodontosaurus wikiPageWikiLink Neoichthyosauria.
- Temnodontosaurus wikiPageWikiLink Neoicthyosauria.
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- Temnodontosaurus wikiPageWikiLink Plesiosauria.
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- Temnodontosaurus wikiPageWikiLink Shastasaurus.
- Temnodontosaurus wikiPageWikiLink Shonisaurus.
- Temnodontosaurus wikiPageWikiLink Staatliches_Museum_für_Naturkunde,_Stuttgart_in_Germany.
- Temnodontosaurus wikiPageWikiLink Stenopterygian.
- Temnodontosaurus wikiPageWikiLink Suevoleviathan.
- Temnodontosaurus wikiPageWikiLink Suevoleviathanidae.
- Temnodontosaurus wikiPageWikiLink Temnodontosaurus_eurycephalus.
- Temnodontosaurus wikiPageWikiLink Thunnosauria.
- Temnodontosaurus wikiPageWikiLink Timeline_of_ichthyosaur_research.
- Temnodontosaurus wikiPageWikiLink Toarcian.
- Temnodontosaurus wikiPageWikiLink Triassic.
- Temnodontosaurus wikiPageWikiLink Turonian.
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- Temnodontosaurus wikiPageWikiLink Viviparous.
- Temnodontosaurus wikiPageWikiLink Vivipary.
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- Temnodontosaurus wikiPageWikiLinkText "Temnodontosaurus".
- Temnodontosaurus authority "Lydekker, 1889".
- Temnodontosaurus fossilRange Early_Jurassic.
- Temnodontosaurus fossilRange "Early Jurassic,".
- Temnodontosaurus hasPhotoCollection Temnodontosaurus.
- Temnodontosaurus imageCaption "T. trigonodon skeleton in metal frame, Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Stuttgart".
- Temnodontosaurus imageWidth "250".
- Temnodontosaurus subdivision "*T. platyodon (type species) *T. eurycephalus *T. nuertingensis *T. trigonodon *T. acutirostris *T. azerguensis Martin et al., 2012".
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- Temnodontosaurus subject Category:Early_Jurassic_ichthyosaurs.
- Temnodontosaurus subject Category:Ichthyosaurs_of_Europe.
- Temnodontosaurus type Animal.
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