Name:
Caypullisaurus.
Phonetic: Cay-pul-le-sore-us.
Named By: Marta Fernandez - 1977.
Classification: Chordata, Reptilia,
Ichthyosauria, Ophthalmosauridae, Platypterygiinae.
Species: C. bonapartei
(type).
Diet: Piscivore/Carnivore.
Size: Roughly about 7 meters long.
Known locations: Argentina.
Time period: Tithonian of the Jurassic.
Fossil representation: Partial remains.
Described in 1997, Caypullisaurus is classed as a member of the Platypterygiinae ichthyosaurs, with related genera including Aegirosaurus, Athabascasaurus, Platypterygius and Sveltonectes amongst others.
Further reading
- A new Ichthyosaur from the Tithonian (Late Jurassic) of the Neuquen
Basin, Northwestern Patagonia, Argentina. - Journal of Paleontology
71(3):479-484. - M. S. Fern�ndez - 1997.
- Redescription and phylogenetic position of Caypullisaurus
(Ichthyosauria: Ophthalmosauridae). - Journal of Paleontology 81 (2):
368-375. - M. Fern�ndez - 2007.