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Sumpalla, the Glossary

Index Sumpalla

Sumpalla was an ophthalmosaurid ichthyosaur from the Late Jurassic Vaca Muerta Formation of Argentina.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 6 relations: Aegirosaurus, Holotype, Ichthyosauria, Late Jurassic, Ophthalmosauridae, Vaca Muerta.

  2. Jurassic reptiles of South America
  3. Monotypic prehistoric reptile genera
  4. Ophthalmosauridae

Aegirosaurus

Aegirosaurus is an extinct genus of platypterygiine ophthalmosaurid ichthyosaurs known from the late Jurassic and early Cretaceous of Europe. Sumpalla and Aegirosaurus are Ophthalmosauridae.

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Holotype

A holotype is a single physical example (or illustration) of an organism used when the species (or lower-ranked taxon) was formally described.

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Ichthyosauria

Ichthyosauria (Ancient Greek for "fish lizard" – and) is an order of large extinct marine reptiles sometimes referred to as "ichthyosaurs", although the term is also used for wider clades in which the order resides.

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Late Jurassic

The Late Jurassic is the third epoch of the Jurassic Period, and it spans the geologic time from 161.5 ± 1.0 to 145.0 ± 0.8 million years ago (Ma), which is preserved in Upper Jurassic strata.

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Ophthalmosauridae

Ophthalmosauridae is an extinct family of thunnosaur ichthyosaurs from the Middle Jurassic to the early Late Cretaceous (Bajocian - Cenomanian) worldwide.

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Vaca Muerta

The Vaca Muerta Formation, commonly known as Vaca Muerta (Spanish for Dead Cow), is a geologic formation of Late Jurassic to Early Cretaceous age, located in the Neuquén Basin in northern Patagonia, Argentina. Sumpalla and Vaca Muerta are Jurassic Argentina.

See Sumpalla and Vaca Muerta

See also

Jurassic reptiles of South America

  • Sumpalla

Monotypic prehistoric reptile genera

Ophthalmosauridae

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumpalla

Also known as Sumpalla argentina.