Name
Sisteronia.
Phonetic
Sis-teh-ro-ne-ah.
Named By
V. Fischer, N. Bardet, M. Guiomar & P. Godefroit - 2014.
Classification
Chordata, Reptilia, Ichthyosauria, Ophthalmosauridae, Platypterygiinae.
Diet
Carnivore/Piscivore.
Species
S. seeleyi
Size
Unavailable.
Known locations
England - Gault Formation, West Melbury Marly Chalk Formation. France - Marnes bleues Formation.
Time Period
Albian-Cenomanian? of the Cretaceous.
Fossil representation
Partial remains of several individuals.
Sisteronia is a genus of ophtahlmosaurid ichthyosaur that lived in European seas during the end of the early Cretaceous to perhaps into the early part of the late Cretaceous.
- High diversity in Cretaceous ichthyosaurs from Europe prior to their extinction. - PLoS ONE 9(1):e84709. - V. Fischer, N. Bardet, M. Guiomar & P. Godefroit - 2014.
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