Catutosaurus is an ophthalmosaurid ichthyosaur from the Late Jurassic Vaca Muerta Formation of Argentina. It contains a single species, Catutosaurus gaspariniae.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | †Ichthyosauria |
| Family: | †Ophthalmosauridae |
| Genus: | †Catutosaurus Fernández et al, 2021 |
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| Catutosaurus gaspariniae Fernández et al, 2021
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The generic name refers to the Los Catutos site. The specific name honours Zulma Gasparini.
The holotype is MOZ-PV-1854, a skull, lower jaws and front torso. Referred are specimina MOZ-PV-103, a skull with lower jaws, and MOZ-PV-7260, a set of snout fragments.
References
edit- ^ Fernández, Marta S.; Campos, Lisandro; Maxwell, Erin E.; Garrido, Alberto C. (2021-01-02). "Catutosaurus gaspariniae, gen. et sp. nov. (Ichthyosauria, Thunnosauria) of the Upper Jurassic of Patagonia and the evolution of the ophthalmosaurids". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 41 (1): e1922427. doi:10.1080/02724634.2021.1922427. ISSN 0272-4634. S2CID 236312664.