Ophthalmosaurus yasykovi Efimov 1999 (ichthyosaur)

Reptilia - Ichthyosauria - Ophthalmosauridae

Alternative combinations: Paraophthalmosaurus yasykovi, Yasykovia yasykovi

Full reference: V. M. Efimov. 1999. Ichthyosaurs of a new genus Yasykovia from the Upper Jurassic strata of European Russia. Paleontological Journal 1:92-100

Belongs to Ophthalmosaurus according to M. W. Maisch 2010

See also Efimov 1999, Maisch and Matzke 2000 and Storrs et al. 2000

Sister taxa: Ophthalmosaurus discus, Ophthalmosaurus icenicus, Ophthalmosaurus marshi, Ophthalmosaurus monocharactus, Ophthalmosaurus natans, Ophthalmosaurus reedi, Ophthalmosaurus robustus, Ophthalmosaurus undorensis, Ancanamunia espinacitense, Khudiakovia calloviensis

Type specimen: Its type locality is Destkii (Children's) Sanatorium area, Volga River, which is in a Tithonian marine horizon in the Russian Federation

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Destkii (Children's) Sanatorium area, Volga River

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