Isfjordosaurus

Name: Isfjordosaurus ‭(‬Isfjord lizard‭)‬.
Phonetic: Is-fe-yord-o-sore-us.
Named By: Ryosuke Motani‭ ‬-‭ ‬1999.
Classification: Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Ichthyopterygia.
Species: I.‭ ‬minor‭ (‬type‭)‬.
Diet: Piscivore/Carnivore.
Size: Unavailable.
Known locations: Spitsbergen.
Time period: Lower Triassic.
Fossil representation: Unavailable.

       Not a lot is known about Isfjordosaurus other than it was a basal ichthyosaur from the early Triassic.

Further reading
- Phylogeny of the Ichthyopterygia. - Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 19(3):473-496. - R. Motani - 1999.

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