Djupedalia
Sign in to saveDjupedalia is an extinct genus of cryptoclidid plesiosauroid plesiosaur known from the uppermost Jurassic of central Spitsbergen, Norway. 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.
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- Parent taxon
- Cryptoclididae
- Named after
- Øystein Djupedal
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- Djupedalia
- taxon rank
- genus
- start time
- 150000000-
- end time
- 145000000-
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- Djupedalia
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Djupedalia is an extinct genus of cryptoclidid plesiosauroid plesiosaur known from the uppermost Jurassic of central Spitsbergen, Norway. 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.
== See also == List of plesiosaur genera Timeline of plesiosaur research
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