Reptilia - Ichthyosauria - Ophthalmosauridae
Alternative combination: Brachypterygius zhuravlevi
Full reference: M. S. Arkhangelsky. 1998. On the ichthyosaurian fossils from the Volgian Stage of the Saratov Basin. Palaeontological Journal (2)87-91
Belongs to Grendelius according to B. C. Moon 2019
See also Motani 1999
Sister taxa: Brachypterygius alekseevi, Brachypterygius cantabrigiensis, Brachypterygius extremus, Brachypterygius mordax, Brachypterygius pseudoscythica, Grendelius alekseevi
Type specimen: 426/60-76, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is Brick factory spoil heap, Gornyi, which is in a Tithonian marine horizon in the Russian Federation.
Distribution: found only at Brick factory spoil heap, Gornyi
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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