Biology:Isfjordosaurus
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Short description: Extinct genus of reptiles
| Isfjordosaurus Temporal range: Early Triassic
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Superorder: | †Ichthyopterygia |
| Genus: | †Isfjordosaurus Motani, 1999 |
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| †Isfjordosaurus minor (Wiman, 1910)
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Isfjordosaurus is an extinct genus of ichthyopterygian marine reptile that lived during the Early Triassic. Fossils have been found on the island of Spitsbergen, part of the Svalbard archipelago off the northern coast of Norway. It was formally described by Ryosuke Motani in 1999[1] and contains the species Isfjordosaurus minor.
See also
- List of ichthyosaurs
- Timeline of ichthyosaur research
References
- ↑ Motani, Ryosuke (1999). "Phylogeny of the Ichthyopterygia". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 19 (3): 473–496. doi:10.1080/02724634.1999.10011160. http://mygeologypage.ucdavis.edu/motani/pdf/Motani1999c.pdf.
External links
- Isfjordosaurus at www.biolib.cz.
Wikidata ☰ Q2944143 entry
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