
Aegirosaurus
Sign in to saveAegirosaurus is an extinct genus of platypterygiine ophthalmosaurid ichthyosaurs known from the late Jurassic and early Cretaceous of Europe. It was originally named as a species of Ichthyosaurus.
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- Macropterygius posthumus.JPG
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- taxon name
- Aegirosaurus
- start time
- 152100000-
- end time
- 132900000-
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- Aegirosaurus
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Aegirosaurus is an extinct genus of platypterygiine ophthalmosaurid ichthyosaurs known from the late Jurassic and early Cretaceous of Europe. It was originally named as a species of Ichthyosaurus.
==Discovery and species==
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