Svalbardosaurus

Svalbardosaurus is a genus from the Lower Triassic, initially identified as an ichthyosaur but later reinterpretted as an amphibian.[1]

Svalbardosaurus
Scientific classification
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Genus:
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.[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

Notes

  1. 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. doi:10.1080/11035897.2012.759145.
  2. 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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