Svalbardosaurus

Svalbardosaurus is a genus of ichthyosaurs from the Lower Triassic.

Svalbardosaurus
Scientific classification
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Svalbardosaurus
Species:
S. crassidens

Mazin, 1981
Binomial name
Svalbardosaurus crassidens
Mazin, 1981

The type species is Svalbardosaurus crassidens, named and described by Jean-Michel Mazin in 1981.[1] The generic name refers to the Svalbard archipelago, of which Spitsbergen is a part, where the remains have been found. The specific name means "thick tooth" in Latin. The genus is solely based on some conical teeth and often considered a nomen dubium.

See also

Notes

  1. Mazin, J.M., 1981, "Svalbardosaurus crassidens n. g. n. sp., un Ichthyopterygien nouveau du Spathien (Trias inférieur) du Spitsberg", Compte rendu hebdomadaire des seances de l’Académie des Sciences de Paris, (II) 293: 203-205

References

"Biochronology of Triassic marine reptiles" Spencer G.Lucas


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