Ophthalmosaurus: Research Database Ichthyosauria (Sauropterygia) · Late Jurassic (~165-160 MYA) · Europe — England, Germany Research Note: Ophthalmosaurus was an ichthyosaur from the Late Jurassic of Europe — a fearsome aquatic predator and one of the most recognizable ichthyosaurs known from exceptionally preserved fossils. Research Finding Status Grade Year Method Citation Impact Maisch … Read more
Gengasaurus: Research Database Abellisauridae (Theropoda) · Late Cretaceous (~85-80 MYA) · South America — Argentina (Neuquén Group) Research Note: Gengasaurus was an abelisaurid theropod from the Late Cretaceous of Argentina — one of the few known abelisaurids from the Neuquen Basin and an important taxon for understanding abelisaurid diversity and biogeography in the Cretaceous … Read more
In Depth Although named in 1999, Mollesaurus got declared as a synonym to Ophthalmosaurus in the following year by a review of the Ophthalmosaurus genus by palaeontologists Michael W. Maisch and Andreas T. Matzke in 2000. This conclusion remained for about ten years until 2010 when a further study by Patrick S. Druckenmiller and Erin … Read more
Acamptonectes: Research Database Ichthyosauria (Sauropterygia) · Early Jurassic (~200-190 MYA) · Europe — England (Yorkshire, Lower Lias) Research Note: Acamptonectes was an ichthyosaur from the Early Jurassic of England — an early ichthyosaur and an important taxon for understanding ichthyosaur evolution and the diversification of marine reptiles in the Early Jurassic. Research Finding … Read more