Djupedalia Explained

Djupedalia is an extinct genus of cryptoclidid[1] plesiosauroid plesiosaur known from the uppermost Jurassic of central Spitsbergen, Norway.[2] It is named after Øystein Djupedal, the former Minister of Education and Research who helped fund the fossil excavation with a budget of 1.2 million Norwegian kroner.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Benson . R. B. J. . Druckenmiller . P. S. . Faunal turnover of marine tetrapods during the Jurassic-Cretaceous transition . Biological Reviews . February 2014 . 89 . 1 . 1–23 . 10.1111/brv.12038 . 23581455. 19710180 .
  2. Espen M. Knutsen . Patrick S. Druckenmiller . Jørn H. Hurum . 2012 . A new plesiosauroid (Reptilia: Sauropterygia) from the Agardhfjellet Formation (Middle Volgian) of central Spitsbergen, Norway . Norwegian Journal of Geology. 92 . 2–3 . 213–234 . 0029-196X .
  3. News: Barstein . Geir . 12 October 2012 . . «Monsterøgle» oppkalt etter Øystein Djupedal . "Monster Lizard" Named After Øystein Djupedal . https://web.archive.org/web/20171201182019/https://www.dagbladet.no/nyheter/monsterogle-oppkalt-etter-oystein-djupedal/63190085 . 1 December 2017 . live . registration.

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