Svalbardosaurus
Scientific classification
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Genus:
Svalbardosaurus
Species:
S. crassidens

Mazin, 1981
Binomial name
Svalbardosaurus crassidens
Mazin, 1981

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

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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