Species
Valid Extinct

Ophthalmosaurus natans

(Marsh 1879)

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Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
2
Group
Ichtyosaures
Carnivore nektonic Marine
Classification
Ichthyosauria Unranked clade
Baracromia Unranked clade
Ophthalmosauridae Family
Ophthalmosaurinae Subfamily
Ophthalmosaurus Genus
Ophthalmosaurus natans Species
Fossil sites 2 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇺🇸 United States
2
Geological formations
Sundance
2
Temporal distribution
Oxfordian (161.5–154.8 Ma)
2
Bibliography
Original description
O. C. Marsh. 1879. A new order of extinct reptiles (Sauranodonta), from the Jurassic Formation of the Rocky Mountains. The American Journal of Science and Arts, series 3 17(97):85-86 DOI ↗
Bibliography (2)
F. R. O'Keefe, H. P. Street, and J. P. Cavigelli, J. J. Socha, R. D. O.'Keefe. 2009. A plesiosaur containing an ichthyosaur embryo as stomach contents from the Sundance Formation of the Bighorn Basin, Wyoming. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 29(4):1306-1310 DOI ↗
J. A. Massare and H. A. Young. 2005. Gastric contents of an ichthyosaur from the Sundance Formation (Jurassic) of Central Wyoming. Paludicola 5(1):20-27