Reptilia - Ichthyosauria - Ophthalmosauridae
Full reference: V. M. Efimov. 1999. A new family of Ichthyosaurs, the Undorosauridae fam. nov. from the Volgian stage of the European part of Russia. Paleontological Journal 33(2):174-181
Belongs to Undorosaurus according to V. M. Efimov 1999
Sister taxa: Undorosaurus gorodischensis, Undorosaurus nessovi, Undorosaurus trautscholdi
Type specimen: UPM EP-II-27 (870), a partial skeleton (Fragmentary skull bones (nasals, orbitals, and jaw bones), humeral girdle (right and left scapulae and fragmentary clavicles), fore limb (right and left humeri,). Its type locality is Moscow Region Ichthyosaur V. virgatus zone, which is in a Jurassic marine horizon in the Russian Federation.
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Jurassic of the Russian Federation (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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