Janusaurus

Janusaurus is an extinct genus of ophthalmosaurid ichthyosaur from the Upper Jurassic Slottsmøya Member, Agardhfjellet Formation of Central Spitsbergen.[2] The holotype consists of a partial skull.

Janusaurus
Temporal range: Tithonian
~150–146 Ma[1]
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Holotype skull
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Sauropsida
Subclass:
Diapsida
Order:
†Ichthyosauria
Family:
†Ophthalmosauridae
Genus:
†Janusaurus

Roberts et al., 2014
Binomial name
†Janusaurus lundi
Roberts et al., 2014
  • Restored skull
  • Map of fossil locality

See also

References
  1. "Janusaurus at Fossilworks". Paleobiology Database. Fossilworks. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  2. Roberts, A. J.; Druckenmiller, P. S.; Sætre, G. P.; Hurum, J. H. (2014). "A New Upper Jurassic Ophthalmosaurid Ichthyosaur from the Slottsmøya Member, Agardhfjellet Formation of Central Spitsbergen". PLoS ONE. 9 (8): e103152. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0103152. PMC 4118863. PMID 25084533.
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