Name
Janusaurus.
Phonetic
Jan-u-sor-us.
Named By
A. J. Robert, P. S. Druckenmiller, G. Saetre & J. H. Hurum - 2014.
Classification
Chordata, Reptilia, Ichthyosauria, Ophtalmosauridae.
Diet
Carnivore/Piscivore.
Species
J. lundi
Size
Unavailable.
Known locations
Norway, Spitsbergen- Agardhfjellet Formation [Slottsm�ya Member].
Time Period
Tithonian of the Jurassic.
Fossil representation
Partial skull.
Janusaurus is a genus of ophthalmosaurid ichthyosaur that lived in the waters around what is now Spitsbergen during the late Jurassic.
- A new Upper Jurassic ophthalmosaurid ichthyosaur from the Slottsm�ya Member, Agardhfjellet Formation of central Spitsbergen. - PLoS One 9(8):1-24. - A. J. Robert, P. S. Druckenmiller, G. Saetre & J. H. Hurum - 2014.
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