| Acuetzpalin | |
|---|---|
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | †Ichthyosauria |
| Family: | †Ophthalmosauridae |
| Genus: | †Acuetzpalin Barrientos-Lara, Alvarado-Ortega, & Fernández, 2020 |
| Type species | |
| †Acuetzpalin carranzai Barrientos-Lara, Alvarado-Ortega, & Fernández, 2020 | |
Acuetzpalin carranzai (meaning "water lizard" in Classical Nahuatl) is an extinct genus of ophthalmosaurid ichthyosaur found in the La Casita Formation in Mexico.[1] It is known from a partial skeleton (missing the limbs), of which the skull is suprisingly well preserved. It was the first ichthyosaur described in 2020 and the first new ichthyosaur genus described since 2017.
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References[]
- ↑ (2020) "Acuetzpalin carranzai gen et sp. nov. A new ophthalmosauridae (Ichthyosauria) from the Upper Jurassic of Durango, North Mexico". Journal of South American Earth Sciences in press: Article 102456. DOI:10.1016/j.jsames.2019.102456.