Reptilia - Ichthyosauria - Ophthalmosauridae
Alternative combination: Platypterygius bannovkensis
Full reference: M. S. Arkhangelsky. 1998. On the ichthyosaurian genus Platypterygius. Paleontological Journal 32(6):65-69
Belongs to Pervushovisaurus according to V. Fischer 2016
See also Fischer et al. 2014, Maisch 2010, Maisch and Matzke 2000, McGowan and Motani 2003 and Storrs et al. 2000
Sister taxon: Pervushovisaurus campylodon
Type specimen: SGU 104a/24, a partial skull. Its type locality is Nizhnyaya Bannovka, Volga River, which is in a Cenomanian marine shale in the Melovatskaya Formation of the Russian Federation.
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Nizhnyaya Bannovka, Volga River
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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