Genus
Valid Extinct

Cryopterygius

Druckenmiller et al. 2012

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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
Cryopterygius
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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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Ophthalmosaurinae Subfamily
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Cryopterygius Genus
Fossil sites 2 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇳🇴 Norway
1
🇵🇱 Poland
1
Geological formations
Agardhfjellet
1
Kcynia
1
Temporal distribution
Tithonian (149.2–143.1 Ma)
2
Species (2)
Cryopterygius kielanae 149 Ma
Cryopterygius kristiansenae 149 Ma
Images 1
Bibliography
Original description
P. S. Druckenmiller, J. H. Hurum, and E. M. Knutsen, H. A. Nakrem. 2012. Two new ophthalmosaurids (Reptilia: Ichthyosauria) from the Agardhfjellet Formation (Upper Jurassic: Volgian/Tithonian), Svalbard, Norway. Norwegian Journal of Geology 92:311-339
Bibliography (2)
D. Tyborowski. 2016. A new ophthalmosaurid ichthyosaur from the Late Jurassic of Owadów-Brzezinki Quarry, Poland. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 61(4):791-803 DOI ↗
P. S. Druckenmiller, J. H. Hurum, and E. M. Knutsen, H. A. Nakrem. 2012. Two new ophthalmosaurids (Reptilia: Ichthyosauria) from the Agardhfjellet Formation (Upper Jurassic: Volgian/Tithonian), Svalbard, Norway. Norwegian Journal of Geology 92:311-339