Reptilia - Ichthyosauria - Ophthalmosauridae

Full reference: M. S. Arkhangelsky. 1997. On a new genus of ichthyosaurs from the Lower Volgian substage of the Saratov, Volga Region. Paleontological Journal 21(1):87-91

Parent taxon: Ophthalmosaurinae according to M. S. Arkhangelsky and N. G. Zverkov 2014

See also Maisch and Matzke 2000, Motani 1999 and Storrs et al. 2000

Sister taxa: Acamptonectes, Cryopterygius, Ichthyosaurus brunsvicensis, Jabalisaurus, Janusaurus, Leninia, Mollesaurus, Ophthalmosaurus, Ophthalmosaurus cantabrigiensis, Palvennia, Undorosaurus

Subtaxa: Paraophthalmosaurus kabanovi Paraophthalmosaurus saratoviensis

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Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Brick factory spoil heap, Gornyi (Jurassic of Russian Federation)

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