Genus
Valid Extinct

Djupedalia

Knutsen et al. 2012

Djupedalia is an extinct genus of cryptoclidid plesiosauroid plesiosaur known from the uppermost Jurassic of central Spitsbergen, Norway. It is named after Øystein Djupedal, the former Minister of Education and Research who helped fund the fossil excavation with a budget of 1.2 million Norwegian kroner.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
1
Group
Sauroptérygiens
Carnivore aquatic, depth=surface Marine
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Classification
Sauropterygia Suborder
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Plesiosauria Order
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Plesiosauroidea Superfamily
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Cryptoclididae Family
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Djupedalia Genus
Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇳🇴 Norway
1
Geological formations
Agardhfjellet
1
Temporal distribution
Tithonian (149.2–143.1 Ma)
1
Species (1)
Djupedalia engeri 149 Ma
Bibliography
Original description
E. M. Knutsen, P. S. Druckenmiller, and J. H. Hurum. 2012. A new plesiosauroid (Reptilia: Sauropterygia) from the Agardhfjellet Formation (Middle Volgian) of central Spitsbergen, Norway. Norwegian Journal of Geology 92:213-234
Bibliography (1)
E. M. Knutsen, P. S. Druckenmiller, and J. H. Hurum. 2012. A new plesiosauroid (Reptilia: Sauropterygia) from the Agardhfjellet Formation (Middle Volgian) of central Spitsbergen, Norway. Norwegian Journal of Geology 92:213-234