Paraophthalmosaurus kabanovi Efimov 1999 (ichthyosaur)

Reptilia - Ichthyosauria - Ophthalmosauridae

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 Paraophthalmosaurus according to M. S. Arkhangelsky and N. G. Zverkov 2014

Sister taxon: Paraophthalmosaurus saratoviensis

Type specimen: UPM EP-II-8(1076). 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: there are no occurrences of Paraophthalmosaurus kabanovi in the database

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