Reptilia - Ichthyosauria - Ophthalmosauridae
Alternative combination: Janusaurus lundi
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
Belongs to Arthropterygius according to N. G. Zverkov and N. E. Prilepskaya 2019
See also Robert et al. 2014
Sister taxa: Arthropterygius chrisorum, Arthropterygius hoybergeti, Arthropterygius thalassonotus, Arthropterygius volgensis
Type specimen: PMO 222.654, a partial skeleton (an incomplete skeleton consisting of a partial skull, representative cervical, dorsal and caudal vertebrae, a nearly complete pectoral girdle and left forefin, ). Its type locality is North side of Janusfjellet, which is in a Tithonian offshore shelf mudstone in the Agardhfjellet Formation of Norway.
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Jurassic of Norway (1 collection), the Russian Federation (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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