Sumpalla Explained

Sumpalla was an ophthalmosaurid ichthyosaur from the Late Jurassic Vaca Muerta Formation of Argentina. It contains a single species, Sumpalla argentina.[1] The holotype was initially believed to have belonged to Aegirosaurus before being placed in a new genus in 2021.

Notes and References

  1. Campos. Lisandro. Fernández. Marta S.. Herrera. Yanina. Garrido. Alberto. 2021. Morphological disparity in the evolution of the ophthalmosaurid forefin: new clues from the Upper Jurassic of Argentina. Papers in Palaeontology. en. 7. 4. 1995–2020. 10.1002/spp2.1374. 237770509 . subscription.

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