Svalbardosaurus
Extinct genus of reptiles
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Superclass: | Tetrapoda |
| Genus: | Svalbardosaurus |
| Species: | S. crassidens Mazin, 1981 |
| Binomial name | |
| Svalbardosaurus crassidens Mazin, 1981 | |
Svalbardosaurus is a genus from the Lower Triassic, initially identified as an ichthyosaur but later reinterpretted as an amphibian.[1]
The type species is Svalbardosaurus crassidens, named and described by Jean-Michel Mazin in 1981.[2] 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
- List of ichthyosaurs
- Timeline of ichthyosaur research
Notes
- ^ Maxwell, E.E.; Kear, B.P. (2013). "Triassic ichthyopterygian assemblages of the Svalbard archipelago: A reassessment of taxonomy and distribution". GFF. 135 (1): 85–94. Bibcode:2013GFF...135...85M. doi:10.1080/11035897.2012.759145. S2CID 129092001.
- ^ 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
External links
- https://web.archive.org/web/20111006184511/http://paleodb.geology.wisc.edu/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?a=basicTaxonInfo&taxon_no=170940
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