Mollesaurus Fernandez 1999 (ichthyosaur)

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

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Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Jurassic of Argentina (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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