Reptilia - Ichthyosauria - Ophthalmosauridae
Full reference: B. M. Efimov. 1991. First discovery of the ichthyosaur opthalmosaurus in the Kimmeridgian of the USSR. Paleontological Journal 112-114
Belongs to Ophthalmosaurus according to Efimov 1991
Sister taxa: Ophthalmosaurus discus, Ophthalmosaurus icenicus, Ophthalmosaurus marshi, Ophthalmosaurus monocharactus, Ophthalmosaurus natans, Ophthalmosaurus reedi, Ophthalmosaurus robustus, Ophthalmosaurus yasykovi, Khudiakovia calloviensis, Ancanamunia espinacitense
Type specimen: Its type locality is Simbirtsit 140, Malye Undory village on the Volga shore, which is in a Kimmeridgian marine horizon in the Russian Federation
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Simbirtsit 140, Malye Undory village on the Volga shore
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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