Reptilia - Ichthyosauria - Ophthalmosauridae
Full reference: D. Tyborowski. 2016. A new ophthalmosaurid ichthyosaur from the Late Jurassic of Owadów-Brzezinki Quarry, Poland. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 61(4):791-803
Belongs to Cryopterygius according to D. Tyborowski 2016
Sister taxon: Cryopterygius kristiansenae
Type specimen: GMUL 3579-81, a partial skeleton ( a fragment of the lower jaw, isolated teeth, fragments of pterygoid and quadrate, parts of the cervical, dorsal, and caudal vertebral column, most of the left ). Its type locality is Owadów‐Brzezinki quarry (Unit I), which is in a Tithonian open shallow subtidal limestone in the Kcynia Formation of Poland.
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Owadów‐Brzezinki quarry (Unit I)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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