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First Finding of an Ichthyosaur in the Udmurtia (Cis-Ural Region, Russia)

А. С. БакаевBorissiak Paleontological Institute, Russian Academy of SciencesA. V. SergeevUdmurt State UniversityN. G. ZverkovGeological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences
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A dorsal vertebra of an ichthyosaur is described from the fluvial deposits of the Kama River (Votkinsk District, Udmurt Republic, Russia). This vertebra belonged to a fairly large ichthyosaur about 5–6 m long, apparently one of the largest ichthyosaurs known from European Russia. The find is redeposited, and it is problematic to establish its exact age: most likely, the vertebra was brought by the Kama River from Jurassic–Cretaceous outcrops located upstream.

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