Gadusaurus
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https://doi.org/10.4202/app.01199.2024 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/039B87C4-FFF0-FF8D-FFC9-FB1124AECF24 |
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Felipe |
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Gadusaurus |
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Genus Gadusaurus nov.
Zoobank LSID: urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:36051285-11C9-47FA-A001 32C9F98B793C.
Type species: Gadusaurus aqualigneus sp. nov., see below; monotypic.
Etymology: From combination of Latin gadu, codfish, and Ancient Greek, sauros, lizard; in reference to both the ichthyosaur fish-like body shape, and the proclivity for codfish in Portuguese cuisine.
Diagnosis.—As for the monotypic type species.
Stratigraphic and geographic range.— Type locality and horizon only.
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