Английская Википедия:Acuetzpalin
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Acuetzpalin (meaning "water lizard" in Classical Nahuatl) is an extinct genus of platypterygiine ophthalmosaurid ichthyosaur found in the Kimmeridgian[1][2] La Casita Formation in Mexico.[3] It is known from a partial skeleton (missing the limbs), of which the skull is surprisingly well preserved. Its length is estimated to have been more than Шаблон:Convert long, considering the missing parts of the holotype.[3] It was the first ichthyosaur described in 2020 and the first new ichthyosaur genus described since 2017 (both Gengasaurus[4] and Keilhauia[5] were described in 2017).
Classification
A phylogenetic analysis conducted in 2020 reveals that Acuetzpalin is a member of the subfamily Platypterygiinae and is located among the most-derived platypterygiines.[3]
Phylogeny
The following cladogram shows a possible phylogenetic position of Acuetzpalin in Ophthalmosauridae according to the analysis performed by Zverkov and Jacobs (2020).[6]
References
Шаблон:Ichthyosauria Шаблон:Taxonbar
Шаблон:Ichthyosaur-stub
Шаблон:Jurassic-reptile-stub
