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''Toretocnemus'' is an extinct genus of ichthyosaur. Its remains have been found in California, U.S.A.,〔(New Material of ''Qianichtyosaurus'' Li, 1999 (Reptilia, Ichthyosauria) from the late Triassic of southern China, and Implications for the Distribution of Triassic Ichthyosaurs. ) Elizabeth L. Nicholls, Chen Wei, Makoto Manabe.〕 in Triassic layers of the Carnian Hosselkus Limestone. ''Toretocnemus'' was named in 1902 by John Campbell Merriam.〔Merriam, J.C., 1902, "Triassic Ichthyopterygia from California and Nevada", ''Bulletin of the Department of Geology of the University of California'', 3 (4): 63–108〕 The generic name is derived from Greek ''toretos'', "perforated" and ''kneme'', "shinbone". The type species is ''Toretocnemus californicus''. Its holotype is UCMP 8100, a skeleton lacking the skull. ''Merriamia zitteli'' (Merriam 1903) Boulenger 1904, previously ''Leptocherius zitteli'',〔Merriam, J.C., 1903, "New ichthyosaurs from the Upper Triassic of California", ''Bulletin of the Department of Geology of the University of California'', 3(12): 249–263〕 was renamed ''Toretocnemus zitteli'' in 1999. Its holotype is UCMP 8099, a skull, lower jaws and front of the torso. ''Toretocnemus'' is about two metres long. ==See also== * List of ichthyosaurs * Timeline of ichthyosaur research 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Toretocnemus」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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