Janusaurus

‭J‬an-u-sor-us.
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John Stewart

Paleoecologist

John Stewart is a distinguished paleoecologist whose work has significantly advanced our understanding of prehistoric ecosystems. With over two decades dedicated to unearthing fossils across Asia and Africa

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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.

In Depth

       Janusaurus is a genus of ophthalmosaurid ichthyosaur that lived in the waters around what is now Spitsbergen during the late Jurassic.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬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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