A New Ophthalmosaurid (Ichthyosauria) from Svalbard, Norway, and Evolution of the Ichthyopterygian Pelvic Girdle

• Published in: PLOS ONE
• Main Authors: Delsett, Lene Liebe, Roberts, Aubrey Jane, Druckenmiller, Patrick Scott, Hurum, Jørn Harald
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017
• Subjects: Norway; Slottsmøya; Svalbard
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10852/61500; http://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-64111; https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0169971

In spite of a fossil record spanning over 150 million years, pelvic girdle evolution in Ichthyopterygia is poorly known. Here, we examine pelvic girdle size relationships using quantitative methods and new ophthalmosaurid material from the Slottsmøya Member Lagerstätte of Svalbard, Norway. One of th...