Kazakhstanosaurus

Kaz-ak-stan-o-sor-us.
By Maeve Foster
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Maeve Foster

Paleoclimatologist

Maeve Foster explores the Earth's climatic past to understand the forces that shaped life on our planet. Her research into ancient climate events provides valuable context for current environmental challenges.

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Foster, M. (2016, July 5). Kazakhstanosaurus. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/kazakhstanosaurus/

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Name

Kazakhstanosaurus ‭(‬Kazakhstan lizard‭)‬.

Phonetic

Kaz-ak-stan-o-sor-us.

Named By

Якупова Джамиля Болатовна‭ (‬Yakupova Jamilya Bolatovna‭) & ‬Ахмеденов Кажмурат Максутович‭ (‬Akhmedenov Kazhmurat Maksutovich‭) ‬-‭ ‬2021.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Ichthyosauria,‭ ‬Undorosauridae.

Diet

Piscivore.

Species

K.‭ ‬efimovi‭

Size

Unavailable.

Known locations

Kazakhstan.‭ ‬Russia.

Time Period

Late Jurassic.

Fossil representation

Partial remains of at least two individuals.

In Depth

       Kazakhstanosaurus is a genus of ichthyosaur that lived during the late Jurassic.‭ ‬Kazakhstanosaurus is considered to be similar and perhaps even an ancestor to the genus Undorosaurus.

Further reading

– новый вид kazakhstanosaurus efimovi yakupova et akhmedenov sp.‭ ‬nov.‭ (‬ichthyosauria,‭ ‬undorosauridae‭) ‬из верхнеюрских отложений среднего поволжья России.‭ (‬new species kazakhstanosaurus efimovi yakupova et akhmedenov sp.‭ ‬nov.‭ (‬ichthyosauria,‭ ‬undorosauridae‭) ‬from the upper jurassic deposits of the middle volga region of Russia‭) ‬-‭ ‬Ученые записки Казанского университета.‭ ‬Серия Естественные науки.‭ ‬163‭ (‬2‭)‬:‭ ‬251‭–‬263.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Якупова Джамиля Болатовна‭ (‬Yakupova Jamilya Bolatovna‭) & ‬Ахмеденов Кажмурат Максутович‭ (‬Akhmedenov Kazhmurat Maksutovich‭) ‬-‭ ‬2021.

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