Sumpalla was an ophthalmosaurid ichthyosaur from the Late Jurassic Vaca Muerta Formation of Argentina. It contains a single species, Sumpalla argentina.[1] The holotype was initially believed to have belonged to Aegirosaurus before being placed in a new genus in 2021.

Sumpalla
Temporal range: Late Jurassic
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Ichthyosauria
Family: Ophthalmosauridae
Subfamily: Platypterygiinae
Genus: Sumpalla
Campos et al., 2021
Species:
S. argentina
Binomial name
Sumpalla argentina
Campos et al., 2021

References

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  1. ^ Campos, Lisandro; Fernández, Marta S.; Herrera, Yanina; Garrido, Alberto (2021). "Morphological disparity in the evolution of the ophthalmosaurid forefin: new clues from the Upper Jurassic of Argentina". Papers in Palaeontology. 7 (4): 1995–2020. doi:10.1002/spp2.1374. S2CID 237770509.