Reptilia - Ichthyosauria - Ophthalmosauridae

Full reference: M. S. Fernández, L. Campos, E. E. Maxwell and A. C. Garrido. 2021. Catutosaurus gaspariniae, gen. et sp. nov. (Ichthyosauria, Thunnosauria) of the Upper Jurassic of Patagonia and the evolution of the ophthalmosaurids. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology e1922427

Parent taxon: Ophthalmosauridae according to M. S. Fernández et al. 2021

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

Subtaxa: Catutosaurus gaspariniae

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Type: Catutosaurus gaspariniae

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at El Ministerio Quarry, Los Catutos (Jurassic of Argentina)

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