Biology:Catutosaurus
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Short description: Ophthalmosaurid ichthyosaur from the Late Jurassic
| Catutosaurus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | †Ichthyosauria |
| Family: | †Ophthalmosauridae |
| Genus: | †Catutosaurus Fernández et al, 2021 |
| Type species | |
| Catutosaurus gaspariniae Fernández et al, 2021
| |
Catutosaurus is an ophthalmosaurid ichthyosaur from the Late Jurassic Vaca Muerta Formation of Argentina . It contains a single species, C. gaspariniae.[1]
References
Wikidata ☰ Q109535323 entry
- ↑ Fernández, Marta S.; Campos, Lisandro; Maxwell, Erin E.; Garrido, Alberto C. (2021-01-02). "Catutosaurus gaspariniae , gen. et sp. nov. (Ichthyosauria, Thunnosauria) of the Upper Jurassic of Patagonia and the evolution of the ophthalmosaurids". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 41 (1): e1922427. doi:10.1080/02724634.2021.1922427. ISSN 0272-4634. https://doi.org/10.1080/02724634.2021.1922427.
