Reptilia - Ichthyosauria - Ophthalmosauridae
Full reference: V. Fischer, N. Bardet, M. Guiomar and P. Godefroit. 2014. High diversity in Cretaceous ichthyosaurs from Europe prior to their extinction. PLoS ONE 9(1):e84709
Belongs to Sisteronia according to V. Fischer et al. 2014
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: CAMSM B58257_67, a partial skeleton (partial basicranium, scapula, humerus, and 5 centra). Its type locality is Cambridge Greensand [non-specific locality data], which is in an Albian open shallow subtidal marl in the West Melbury Marly Chalk Formation of the United Kingdom.
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of France (2 collections), the Russian Federation (1), the United Kingdom (3)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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