Isfjordosaurus fossil map
Where fossils of Isfjordosaurus have been found, shown on the Earth as it looked about 252 million years ago and on today’s map.
Dots are fossil collections recorded in the Paleobiology Database. The “then” view moves today’s fossil sites back to their positions 252 million years ago (the time slice nearest the median age of the fossils) using the Merdith et al. (2021) plate model; positions are approximate. Open on the timeline map →
| Group | Ichthyosaurs |
|---|---|
| Lived | 248.6–247 million years ago |
| Periods | Triassic |
| Named by | Motani 1999 |
| Fossil records | 1 occurrences at 1 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | Svalbard and Jan Mayen |
| Rock formations | Vikinghøgda |
About Isfjordosaurus
Isfjordosaurus is an extinct genus of ichthyopterygian marine reptile that lived during the Early Triassic. Fossils have been found on the island of Spitsbergen, part of the Svalbard archipelago off the northern coast of Norway. It was formally described by Ryosuke Motani in 1999 and contains the species Isfjordosaurus minor.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Isfjordosaurus (revision 1292281351), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0; introduction excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Ages, family, authority and fossil records: Paleobiology Database, accessed 23 October 2026. Ages are those of the rock layers the fossils were found in. Wikidata: Q2944143.
