Cryopterygius
| Cryopterygius Temporal range: Late Jurassic, Tithonian | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | †Ichthyosauria |
| Family: | †Ophthalmosauridae |
| Genus: | †Cryopterygius Druckenmiller et al., 2012 |
| Type species | |
| †Cryopterygius kristiansenae Druckenmiller et al., 2012 | |
Cryopterygius (meaning 'frozen fin' in Greek) is an extinct genus of ophthalmosaurid ichthyosaurian known from the uppermost Jurassic of Central Spitsbergen, Norway.[1] It is known from a single, but largely complete specimen from the Slottsmøya Member of the Agardhfjellet Formation (middle Volgian/late Tithonian, Late Jurassic). At 5.0–5.5 m total length, it is a large ichthyosaur. The single and only known species is Cryopterygius kristiansenae Druckenmiller et al., 2012.
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References
- ↑ Patrick S. Druckenmiller, Jørn H. Hurum, Espen M. Knutsen & Hans Arne Nakrem (2012). "Two new ophthalmosaurids (Reptilia: Ichthyosauria) from the Agardhfjellet Formation (Upper Jurassic: Volgian/Tithonian), Svalbard, Norway". Norwegian Journal of Geology 92 (2-3): 311–339. ISSN 1502-5322. Low resolution pdf High resolution pdf
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