Sumpalla

Sumpalla is an ophthalmosaurid ichthyosaur from the Late Jurassic Vaca Muerta Formation of Argentina. It contains a single species, Sumpalla argentina.[1] The holotype was initially believed to have belonged to Aegirosaurus before being placed in a new genus in 2021.

Sumpalla
Temporal range:
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: †Ichthyosauria
Family: †Ophthalmosauridae
Subfamily: †Platypterygiinae
Genus: †Sumpalla
Campos et al., 2021
Species:
†S. argentina
Binomial name
†Sumpalla argentina
Campos et al., 2021

References

  1. Campos, Lisandro; Fernández, Marta S.; Herrera, Yanina; Garrido, Alberto (2021). "Morphological disparity in the evolution of the ophthalmosaurid forefin: new clues from the Upper Jurassic of Argentina". Papers in Palaeontology. 7 (4): 1995–2020. doi:10.1002/spp2.1374. S2CID 237770509.
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