Phylum Chordata Order Plesiosauria | Class Reptilia Rank Genus | |
Similar Avalonnectes, Lusonectes, Stratesaurus, Alexeyisaurus, Sthenarosaurus | ||
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.
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