Genus: Platypterygius HUENE, 1922
Etymology: Greek, platys, “broad” and Greek, pteryion, “fin” + us”: Broad fin.
= Subgenus: Platypterygius ARKHANGELSKY, 1998

Species: platydactylus (BROILI, 1907) HUENE, 1922
Etymology: Greek, platy, "broad, flat, wide" and Greek, dactylos, “finger.”
= Ichthyosaurus platydactylus BROILI, 1907
= Ichthyosaurus (Platypterygius) platydactylus (BROILI, 1907) KUHN, 1946
= Platypterygius (Platypterygius) platydactylus (BROILI, 1907) ARKHANGELSKY, 1998

Holotype:

Locality: Ricklinger Moor near Hannover, Saschen (Saxony) State, Germany.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Aptian Stage, Lower Gallic Subepoch, Upper Early Cretaceous Epoch, Early Cretaceous.

Material: Fragmentary skull and fragmentary skeleton.

Referred material:

YOUNG, SCOFIELD, REID, MANNERING & CROMPTON, 2024

Locality: True right bank of Nidd Stream, Coverham, South Island, New Zealand.

Horizon Swale Memer, Split Rock Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Lowr Cenomanian Stage (lower Ngaterian), Late Gallic Subepoch, Early Gulf Epoch, Middle Cretaceous.

Material:

GS15687: Complete basioccipital, right scapula, left ischiopubis, left ilium, left femur with associated epi- and mesopodials, a partal coracoid, right ischiopubis, humerus, 17 complete and partial vertebral centra, 18 complete and partial neural arches, approximately 150 phalanges and 72 rib fragments, as well as another interperted cranial element, possibly a nasal.
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Species: elsuntuoso PARAMO-FONESCA, BENAVIDES-CABRA & GARAVITO-CAMACHO, 2024
Etymology: Spanish, el suntuoso, "the sumptuous", nickname used by C. B. Padilla, deceased founder of the FCG and CIP, when refering to the specimen.

Holotype: FGU-CBP-28

Locality: Loma La Cabrera, northwest of Villa de Leiva, Boyaca Department, Colombia.

Horizon: Arcillolitas abigarradas Member, Paja Formation.

Biostratigraphy: Segament A or B of Etayo-Serna, 1968

Age: Lower Barremian Stage, Lower Gallic Subepoch, Middle Early Cretaceous Epoch, Early Cretaceous.

Material: Skull lackign anteriro portion of teh snout, some disarticulated axial eleemnts, incomplete left coracoid and a few phalanges.

Platypterygius elsuntuoso PARAMO-FONESCA, BENAVIDES-CABRA & GARAVITO-CAMACHO, 2024: A) dorsal; B) lateral; C) vetnral views and D) new reconstruction.