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Yasykovia

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Sauropsida

Genus
  
Yasikovia

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Ichthyosauria

Yasykovia

Similar
  
Acamptonectes, Aegirosaurus, Ophthalmosauridae, Caypullisaurus, Brachypterygius

Yasikovia is a genus of ichthyosaur, an extinct group of reptiles that resembled dolphins. Its fossils are known from the Volga region of Russia, being Tithonian (Late Jurassic) in age. It was formerly synonymised with Ophthalmosaurus.

References

Yasykovia Wikipedia