Djupedalia

Djupedalia is an extinct genus of cryptoclidid^[1][2] plesiosauroid plesiosaur known from the uppermost Jurassic of central Spitsbergen, Norway.^[3] It is named after Øystein Djupedal, the former Minister of Education and Research who helped fund the fossil excavation with a budget of 1.2 million Norwegian kroner.^[4]

Djupedalia Temporal range: Tithonian ~150–145 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Life restoration
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Superorder:	†Sauropterygia
Order:	†Plesiosauria
Family:	†Cryptoclididae
Genus:	†Djupedalia Knutsen, Druckenmiller & Hurum, 2012
Type species
†Djupedalia engeri Knutsen, Druckenmiller & Hurum, 2012

See also

• List of plesiosaur genera
• Timeline of plesiosaur research

References

1. "†Djupedalia Knutsen et al. 2012". Paleobiology Database. Fossilworks. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
2. Benson, R. B. J.; Druckenmiller, P. S. (February 2014). "Faunal turnover of marine tetrapods during the Jurassic-Cretaceous transition". Biological Reviews. 89 (1): 1–23. doi:10.1111/brv.12038. PMID 23581455. S2CID 19710180.
3. Espen M. Knutsen; Patrick S. Druckenmiller; Jørn H. Hurum (2012). "A new plesiosauroid (Reptilia: Sauropterygia) from the Agardhfjellet Formation (Middle Volgian) of central Spitsbergen, Norway" (PDF). Norwegian Journal of Geology. 92 (2–3): 213–234. ISSN 0029-196X.
4. Barstein, Geir (12 October 2012). "«Monsterøgle» oppkalt etter Øystein Djupedal" ["Monster Lizard" Named After Øystein Djupedal]. Dagbladet. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017.