Janusaurus Robert et al. 2014 (ichthyosaur)

Reptilia - Ichthyosauria - Ophthalmosauridae

Full reference: A. J. Robert, P. S. Druckenmiller, G. Saetre and J. H. Hurum. 2014. A new Upper Jurassic ophthalmosaurid ichthyosaur from the Slottsmøya Member, Agardhfjellet Formation of central Spitsbergen. PLoS One 9(8):1-24

Parent taxon: Ophthalmosaurinae according to A. J. Robert et al. 2014

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

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Janusaurus in the database

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