Janusaurus
Janusaurus is an extinct genus of ophthalmosaurid ichthyosaur from the Upper Jurassic Slottsmøya Member, Agardhfjellet Formation of Central Spitsbergen.[2]
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| Genus: | †Janusaurus Roberts et al., 2014 |
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| †Janusaurus lundi Roberts et al., 2014 | |
Gallery
Restored skull
Map of fossil locality
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See also
- List of ichthyosaurs
- Timeline of ichthyosaur research
References
- "Janusaurus at Fossilworks". Paleobiology Database. Fossilworks. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
- 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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