Reptilia - Ichthyosauria - Ophthalmosauridae

Full reference: V. Fischer, M. S. Arkhangelsky, G. N. Upensky, I. M. Stenshin, and P. Godefroit. 2013. A new Lower Cretaceous ichthyosaur from Russia reveals skull shape conservatism within Ophthalmosaurinae. Geological Magazine

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

See also Fischer et al. 2013 and Robert et al. 2014

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

Subtaxa: Leninia stellans

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Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Kriushi locality, 2 km southeast from Kriushi village (Cretaceous of Russian Federation)

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