Reptilia - Ichthyosauria - Ophthalmosauridae

Full reference: L. L. Delsett, A. J. Roberts, P. S. Druckenmiller and J. J. Hurum. 2017. A new ophthalmosaurid (Ichthyosauria) from Svalbard, Norway, and evolution of the ichthyopterygian pelvic girdle. PLoS ONE 12(1):e0169971

Parent taxon: Ophthalmosauridae according to L. L. Delsett et al. 2017

Sister taxa: Apatodonosaurus, Argovisaurus, Arthropterygius, Baptanodon, Brachypterygiidae, Catutosaurus, Gengasaurus, Ichthyosaurus doughtyi, Muiscasaurus, Nannopterygius, Ophthalmosaurinae, Platypterygiidae, Platypterygiinae

Subtaxa: Keilhauia nui

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Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Keilhauia-type locality (Cretaceous of Svalbard and Jan Mayen)

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