Actiosaurus
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Actiosaurus gaudrii |
Actiosaurus (meaning "coast lizard") was an animal first described by Sauvage in 1882. Little is known of it, and it is considered a nomen dubium. Originally described as a dinosaur, it is now widely considered to be an ichthyosaur. The type species is A. gaudrii (revised in 1884, from the original A. gaudryi).
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- Sauvage, H.E. (1882). "Synopsis des poissons et des reptiles des terrains jurassiques de Boulogne-sur-Mer". Bull. Soc. Geol. France (3). 8(1879-1880): 524-547 (+ plates19-21).
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