†Pessopteryx nisseri Wiman 1910 (ichthyosaur)
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Reptilia - Ichthyosauria - Merriamosauridae
Synonym: Omphalosaurus nisseri Wiman 1910
Belongs to Pessopteryx according to E. E. Maxwell and B. P. Kear 2013
See also Maisch 2010, Mazin and Sander 1993, Motani 1999 and Sander and Faber 1998
Sister taxa: none
Type specimens:
- Pessopteryx nisseri: Its type locality is Isfjord area, which is in a Spathian marine horizon in the Vikinghøgda Formation of Svalbard and Jan Mayen
- Omphalosaurus nisseri:
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Triassic of Svalbard and Jan Mayen (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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