Talk:Hector's ichthyosaur

Not worth keeping around
I agree with 's merge proposal. This article is a mixture of half-truths and original research: Hence, a redirect to ichthyosaur is probably the best option. Lythronaxargestes (talk &#124; contribs) 05:36, 22 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Hector was the first to name the taxon Ichthyosaurus australis in 1874 and Ichthyosaurus pottsi in 1886, and Lydekker then created a substitute name Ichthyosaurus hectori in 1889
 * As FunkMonk pointed out, the vernacular names are fabricated
 * The taxon was never referred to the Shastasauridae; the remains are not diagnostic
 * The claims of exceeding a blue whale in size are ludicrous and do not appear anywhere in the literature