Genus
Valid Extinct

Catutosaurus

Fernández et al. 2021

Catutosaurus is an ophthalmosaurid ichthyosaur from the Late Jurassic Vaca Muerta Formation of Argentina. It contains a single species, Catutosaurus gaspariniae.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
1
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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Catutosaurus Genus
Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇦🇷 Argentina
1
Geological formations
Vaca Muerta
1
Temporal distribution
Tithonian (149.2–143.1 Ma)
1
Species (1)
Catutosaurus gaspariniae 149 Ma
Bibliography
Original description
M. S. Fernández, L. Campos, and E. E. Maxwell, A. C. Garrido. 2021. Catutosaurus gaspariniae, gen. et sp. nov. (Ichthyosauria, Thunnosauria) of the Upper Jurassic of Patagonia and the evolution of the ophthalmosaurids. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology DOI ↗
Bibliography (1)
M. S. Fernández, L. Campos, and E. E. Maxwell, A. C. Garrido. 2021. Catutosaurus gaspariniae, gen. et sp. nov. (Ichthyosauria, Thunnosauria) of the Upper Jurassic of Patagonia and the evolution of the ophthalmosaurids. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology DOI ↗