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Catutosaurus Temporal range: Late Jurassic PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	†Ichthyosauria
Family:	†Ophthalmosauridae
Genus:	†Catutosaurus Fernández et al, 2021
Type species
Catutosaurus gaspariniae Fernández et al, 2021

Catutosaurus is an ophthalmosaurid ichthyosaur from the Late Jurassic Vaca Muerta Formation of Argentina. It contains a single species, Catutosaurus gaspariniae.

The generic name refers to the Los Catutos site. The specific name honours Zulma Gasparini.

The holotype is MOZ-PV-1854, a skull, lower jaws and front torso. Referred are specimina MOZ-PV-103, a skull with lower jaws, and MOZ-PV-7260, a set of snout fragments.

References

1. Fernández, Marta S.; Campos, Lisandro; Maxwell, Erin E.; Garrido, Alberto C. (2021-01-02). "Catutosaurus gaspariniae, gen. et sp. nov. (Ichthyosauria, Thunnosauria) of the Upper Jurassic of Patagonia and the evolution of the ophthalmosaurids". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 41 (1): e1922427. doi:10.1080/02724634.2021.1922427. ISSN 0272-4634. S2CID 236312664.

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