Kazakhstanosaurus

Kaz-ak-stan-o-sor-us.

By John Stewart

Published on July 5, 2016

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Name

Kazakhstanosaurus ‭(‬Kazakhstan lizard‭)‬.

Phonetic

Kaz-ak-stan-o-sor-us.

Named By

Якупова Джамиля Болатовна‭ (‬Yakupova Jamilya Bolatovna‭) & ‬Ахмеденов Кажмурат Максутович‭ (‬Akhmedenov Kazhmurat Maksutovich‭) ‬-‭ ‬2021.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Ichthyosauria,‭ ‬Undorosauridae.

Diet

Piscivore.

Species

K.‭ ‬efimovi‭

Size

Unavailable.

Known locations

Kazakhstan.‭ ‬Russia.

Time Period

Late Jurassic.

Fossil representation

Partial remains of at least two individuals.

In Depth

Kazakhstanosaurus is a genus of ichthyosaur that lived during the late Jurassic.‭ ‬Kazakhstanosaurus is considered to be similar and perhaps even an ancestor to the genus Undorosaurus.

Further reading

– новый вид kazakhstanosaurus efimovi yakupova et akhmedenov sp.‭ ‬nov.‭ (‬ichthyosauria,‭ ‬undorosauridae‭) ‬из верхнеюрских отложений среднего поволжья России.‭ (‬new species kazakhstanosaurus efimovi yakupova et akhmedenov sp.‭ ‬nov.‭ (‬ichthyosauria,‭ ‬undorosauridae‭) ‬from the upper jurassic deposits of the middle volga region of Russia‭) ‬-‭ ‬Ученые записки Казанского университета.‭ ‬Серия Естественные науки.‭ ‬163‭ (‬2‭)‬:‭ ‬251‭–‬263.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Якупова Джамиля Болатовна‭ (‬Yakupova Jamilya Bolatovna‭) & ‬Ахмеденов Кажмурат Максутович‭ (‬Akhmedenov Kazhmurat Maksutovich‭) ‬-‭ ‬2021.