Svalbardosaurus

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Svalbardosaurus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Superclass:
Tetrapoda
Genus:
Svalbardosaurus

Mazin, 1981
Species:
S. crassidens
Binomial name
Svalbardosaurus crassidens
Mazin, 1981

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

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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 .

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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. Bibcode:2013GFF...135...85M. doi:10.1080/11035897.2012.759145. S2CID   129092001.
  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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