Genre
Valide Éteint

Nannopterygius

Huene 1923

Nannopterygius is an extinct genus of ophthalmosaurid ichthyosaur that lived during the Middle Jurassic to the Early Cretaceous. Fossils are known from England, Kazakhstan, Russia, and Norway and six species are currently assigned to the genus.

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Plage temporelle
Trias
Jurassique
Crétacé
Paléogène
Néogène
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
Occurrences PBDB
3
Groupe
Ichtyosaures
Carnivore nektonic Marin
Nannopterygius
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Fossil of Nannopterygius, an extinct reptile-- Took the photo at Natural History Museum, London © Ghedoghedo · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia
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Classification
Ichthyosauria Clade non classé
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Baracromia Clade non classé
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Ophthalmosauridae Famille
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Nannopterygius Genre
Mesures
Longueur
2,5 m ⓘ
Sites de découverte 3 sites géolocalisés
Répartition
Principaux pays
🇷🇺 Russie
2
🇬🇧 Royaume-Uni
1
Formations géologiques
Kimmeridge Clay
1
Distribution temporelle
Tithonien (149.2–143.1 Ma)
2
Kimméridgien (154.8–149.2 Ma)
1
Espèces (3)
Nannopterygius enthekiodon 155 Ma
Nannopterygius kabanovi subjective synonym of Nannopterygius saveljeviensis 149 Ma
Nannopterygius saveljeviensis 149 Ma
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Bibliographie
Description originale
J. J., Jr. Sepkoski. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560
Bibliographie (2)
N. G. Zverkov and M. L. Jacobs. 2021. Revision of Nannopterygius (Ichthyosauria: Ophthalmosauridae): reappraisal of the ‘inaccessible’ holotype resolves a taxonomic tangle and reveals an obscure ophthalmosaurid lineage with a wide distribution. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 191(2):228-275 DOI ↗
G. W. Storrs, M. S. Arkhangel'skii, and V. M. Efimov. 2000. Mesozoic marine reptiles of Russia and other former Soviet republics. The age of dinosaurs in Russia and Mongolia