Undorosaurus nessovi Efimov 1999 (ichthyosaur)

Reptilia - Ichthyosauria - Ophthalmosauridae

Alternative combination: Undorosaurus nessovl

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 L. L. Delsett et al. 2019

See also Efimov 1999

Sister taxa: Undorosaurus gorodischensis, Undorosaurus khorlovensis, Undorosaurus trautscholdi

Type specimen: UPM EP-II-24 (785), a partial skeleton (Fragmentary skull (occiput and upper and lower jaws), humeral girdle (right and left coracoids, scapulae, and fragmentary clavicles), right and left fore limbs,)

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Volga region near Ul'yanovsk V. virgatus zone (Jurassic of Russian Federation)

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