Parvinatator

Par-vin-a-ta-tor.
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Harper Gray

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Harper Grey combines artistic talent with scientific precision to bring extinct creatures and environments back to life. Collaborating closely with paleontologists

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Name

Parvinatator ‭(‬Little swimmer‭)‬.

Phonetic

Par-vin-a-ta-tor.

Named By

Nicholls and Brinkman‭ ‬-‭ ‬1995.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Ichthyosauria.

Diet

Piscivore.

Species

P.‭ ‬wapitiensis‭

Size

Unavailable.

Known locations

Canada‭ ‬-‭ ‬British Columbia‭ ‬-‭ ‬Sulphur Mountain Formation.

Time Period

Triassic.

Fossil representation

At least one specimen.

In Depth

       Parvinatator is a little known Triassic age ichthyosaur from British Columbia.‭ ‬The primitive form of Parvinatator reveals that it was similar to other primitive forms such as Utatsusaurus.

Further Reading

Further reading- A new ichthyosaur from the Triassic Sulphur Mountain formation of British Columbia. by E. Nicholls & D. Brinkman. – In, Vertebrate fossils and the evolution of scientific concepts: 521–535, W. A. S. Sarjeant (ed.). – 1995.

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