Reptilia - Ichthyosauria - Ophthalmosauridae
Full reference: M. S. Fernandez. 1999. A new ichthyosaur from the Los Molles Formation (Early Bajocian), Neuquen Basin, Argentina. Journal of Paleontology 73(4):677-681
Parent taxon: Ophthalmosaurinae according to M. S. Arkhangelsky and N. G. Zverkov 2014
See also Druckenmiller and Maxwell 2010, Fernandez 1999, Fischer et al. 2013, Fischer et al. 2012, Fischer et al. 2011, Maisch and Matzke 2000, McGowan and Motani 2003 and Robert et al. 2014
Sister taxa: Acamptonectes, Cryopterygius, Ichthyosaurus brunsvicensis, Jabalisaurus, Janusaurus, Leninia, Ophthalmosaurus, Ophthalmosaurus cantabrigiensis, Palvennia, Paraophthalmosaurus, Undorosaurus
Subtaxa: Mollesaurus periallus
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Jurassic of Argentina (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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