Species
Valid Extinct

Sisteronia seeleyi

Fischer et al. 2014

No Wikipedia summary available.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
6
Group
Ichtyosaures
Carnivore nektonic Marine
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Classification
Ichthyosauria Unranked clade
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Baracromia Unranked clade
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Ophthalmosauridae Family
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Platypterygiinae Subfamily
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Sisteronia Genus
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Sisteronia seeleyi Species
Fossil sites 6 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
3
🇫🇷 France
2
🇷🇺 Russia
1
Geological formations
Marnes bleues
2
Gault
1
West Melbury Marly Chalk
1
Temporal distribution
Cenomanian (100.5–93.9 Ma)
2
Albian (113.2–100.5 Ma)
4
Bibliography
Original description
V. Fischer, N. Bardet, and M. Guiomar, P. Godefroit. 2014. High diversity in Cretaceous ichthyosaurs from Europe prior to their extinction. PLoS ONE 9(1):e84709 DOI ↗
Bibliography (2)
V. Fischer, N. Bardet, and R. B. J. Benson, M. S. Arkhangelsky, M. Friedman. 2016. Extinction of fish-shaped marine reptiles associated with reduced evolutionary rates and global environmental volatility. Nature Communications 7(10825):1-11 DOI ↗
V. Fischer, N. Bardet, and M. Guiomar, P. Godefroit. 2014. High diversity in Cretaceous ichthyosaurs from Europe prior to their extinction. PLoS ONE 9(1):e84709 DOI ↗