Leptonectidae

Leptonectidae is a family of ichthyosaurs known from Late Triassic to Early Jurassic marine deposits in Europe. They were all small to medium-sized creatures, most noted for their very long, swordfish-like snouts, which could have been used like a weapon, slashing through schools of fish.^[1]

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Leptonectids Temporal range: Late Triassic - Early Jurassic
Eurhinosaurus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Superorder:	†Ichthyopterygia
Order:	†Ichthyosauria
Node:	†Neoichthyosauria
Family:	†Leptonectidae
Genera
†Eurhinosaurus †Excalibosaurus †Leptonectes †Wahlisaurus