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Leptonectes; Temporal range: Late Triassic - Early Jurassic, Rhaetian–Pliensbachian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
	Leptonectes tenuirostris skeleton
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	†Ichthyosauria
Family:	†Leptonectidae
Genus:	†Leptonectes
Species
	L. moorei (McGowan, 1978); L. solei (McGowan, 1993); L. tenuirostris (Conybeare, 1822) (type species);
Synonyms
	Leptopterygius Huene, 1929

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Leptonectes tenuirostris front paddle at the Geological Museum in Copenhagen

Leptonectes is a genus of ichthyosaur that lived in the Late Triassic to Early Jurassic (Rhaetian - Pliensbachian). Fossils have been found in Belgium, England, Germany, and Switzerland.^[1]^[2]^[3]

References

^ Maisch MW, Matzke AT. 2000. The Ichthyosauria. Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde Serie B (Geologie und Paläontologie) 298: 1-159
^ McGowan C, Motani R. 2003. Ichthyopterygia. – In: Sues, H.-D. (ed.): Handbook of Paleoherpetology, Part 8, Verlag Dr. Friedrich Pfeil, 175 pp., 101 figs., 19 plts; München
^ Maisch MW, Reisdorf AG. 2006. Evidence for the longest stratigraphic range of a post-Triassic Ichthyosaur: a Leptonectes tenuirostris from the Pliensbachian (Lower Jurassic) of Switzerland. Geobios 39: 491-505.

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[Maisch_&_Matzke,_2000-1] Maisch MW, Matzke AT. 2000. The Ichthyosauria. Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde Serie B (Geologie und Paläontologie) 298: 1-159

[McGowan_&_Motani,_2003-2] McGowan C, Motani R. 2003. Ichthyopterygia. – In: Sues, H.-D. (ed.): Handbook of Paleoherpetology, Part 8, Verlag Dr. Friedrich Pfeil, 175 pp., 101 figs., 19 plts; München

[Maisch_&_Reisdorf,_2006a-3] Maisch MW, Reisdorf AG. 2006. Evidence for the longest stratigraphic range of a post-Triassic Ichthyosaur: a Leptonectes tenuirostris from the Pliensbachian (Lower Jurassic) of Switzerland. Geobios 39: 491-505.

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 [[File:Leptonectes tenuirostris, Lyme Regis, England, Early Jurassic - Royal Ontario Museum - DSC09972.JPG|thumb|right|''L. tenuirostris'', Royal Ontario Museum]]
-[[Image:Leptonectes tenuirostris.jpg|thumb|right|''Leptonectes tenuirostris'' front paddle at the Geological Museum in Copenhagen]]{{portal|Paleontology}}'''''Leptonectes''''' is a [[genus]] of [[ichthyosaur]] that lived in the Late [[Triassic]] to Early [[Jurassic]] ([[Rhaetian]] - [[Pliensbachian]]).  [[Fossil]]s have been found in [[Belgium]], [[England]], [[Germany]], and [[Switzerland]].<ref name="Maisch & Matzke, 2000">Maisch MW, Matzke AT. 2000. The Ichthyosauria. ''Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde Serie B (Geologie und Paläontologie)'' '''298''': 1-159</ref> <ref name="McGowan & Motani, 2003">McGowan C, Motani R. 2003. Ichthyopterygia. – In: Sues, H.-D. (ed.): ''Handbook of Paleoherpetology, Part 8, Verlag Dr. Friedrich Pfeil'', 175 pp., 101 figs., 19 plts; München</ref> <ref name="Maisch & Reisdorf, 2006a">Maisch MW, Reisdorf AG. 2006. Evidence for the longest stratigraphic range of a post-Triassic Ichthyosaur: a Leptonectes tenuirostris from the Pliensbachian (Lower Jurassic) of Switzerland. ''Geobios'' '''39''': 491-505.</ref>
+[[Image:Leptonectes tenuirostris.jpg|thumb|right|''Leptonectes tenuirostris'' front paddle at the Geological Museum in Copenhagen]]'''''Leptonectes''''' is a [[genus]] of [[ichthyosaur]] that lived in the Late [[Triassic]] to Early [[Jurassic]] ([[Rhaetian]] - [[Pliensbachian]]).  [[Fossil]]s have been found in [[Belgium]], [[England]], [[Germany]], and [[Switzerland]].<ref name="Maisch & Matzke, 2000">Maisch MW, Matzke AT. 2000. The Ichthyosauria. ''Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde Serie B (Geologie und Paläontologie)'' '''298''': 1-159</ref><ref name="McGowan & Motani, 2003">McGowan C, Motani R. 2003. Ichthyopterygia. – In: Sues, H.-D. (ed.): ''Handbook of Paleoherpetology, Part 8, Verlag Dr. Friedrich Pfeil'', 175 pp., 101 figs., 19 plts; München</ref><ref name="Maisch & Reisdorf, 2006a">Maisch MW, Reisdorf AG. 2006. Evidence for the longest stratigraphic range of a post-Triassic Ichthyosaur: a Leptonectes tenuirostris from the Pliensbachian (Lower Jurassic) of Switzerland. ''Geobios'' '''39''': 491-505.</ref>
 ==See also==
+{{portal|Paleontology}}
 * [[List of ichthyosaurs]]
 * [[Timeline of ichthyosaur research]]
 ==References==
-{{Reflist}}{{taxonbar}}{{Ichthyosauria|Parvipelvia}}
+{{Reflist}}{{Taxonbar|from=Q1014904}}{{Ichthyosauria|Parvipelvia}}
-{{ichthyosaur-stub}}
 [[Category:Fossil taxa of Europe]]
 [[Category:Rhaetian first appearances]]
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 [[Category:Early Jurassic ichthyosaurs]]
 [[Category:Early Jurassic extinctions]]
+{{ichthyosaur-stub}}