Reptilia - Ichthyosauria - Ophthalmosauridae

Synonym: Microdontosaurus petersonii Gilmore 1902

Belongs to Ophthalmosaurus according to O. P. Hay 1930

See also Appleby 1956, Gilmore 1902, Gilmore 1905, Hay 1902 and Motani 1999

Sister taxa: Ophthalmosaurus icenicus, Ophthalmosaurus marshi, Ophthalmosaurus monocharactus, Ophthalmosaurus natans, Ophthalmosaurus reedi, Ophthalmosaurus robustus, Ophthalmosaurus undorensis, Ophthalmosaurus yasykovi, Ancanamunia espinacitense, Khudiakovia calloviensis

Type specimens:

• Ophthalmosaurus discus: YPM 1955
• Microdontosaurus petersonii:

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Ophthalmosaurus discus in the database

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Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.