Sumpalla
Sign in to saveSumpalla is an extinct genus of ophthalmosaurid ichthyosaurs from the Late Jurassic Vaca Muerta Formation of Argentina. It contains a single species, Sumpalla argentina. The holotype was initially believed to have belonged to Aegirosaurus before being placed in a new genus in 2021.
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- Parent taxon
- Ophthalmosauridae
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- taxon name
- Sumpalla
- taxon rank
- genus
- time period
- Late Jurassic
- location of discovery
- Vaca Muerta Formation
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Sumpalla is an extinct genus of ophthalmosaurid ichthyosaurs from the Late Jurassic Vaca Muerta Formation of Argentina. It contains a single species, Sumpalla argentina. The holotype was initially believed to have belonged to Aegirosaurus before being placed in a new genus in 2021.
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