Leptonectes

Leptonectes is a genus of ichthyosaur that lived in the Late Triassic to Early Jurassic (Rhaetian - Pliensbachian). Fossils have been found in Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, Spain and the United Kingdom. The type species, L. tenuirostris, reached 4 m long, while L. moorei reached 3 m long; the largest species, L. solei, was approximately 5 - 6 m long.