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Shastasaurus

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had a ribcage slightly less than 2 metres (6.6 ft) deep despite a distance of over 7 metres (23 ft) between its flippers. With its unusually short, toothless snout (compared to the longer, toothed, dolphin-like snouts of most ichthyosaurs), it had been proposed that
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Kelley, Neil P.; Irmis, Randall B.; dePolo, Paige E.; Noble, Paula J.; Montague-Judd, Danielle; Little, Holly; Blundell, Jon; Rasmussen, Cornelia; Percival, Lawrence M.E.; Mather, Tamsin A.; Pyenson, Nicholas D. (December 2022).
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Dal Sasso & Pinna, 1996 (Reptilia: Ichthyosauria) from the Middle Triassic Besano Formation of Monte San Giorgio, Italy/Switzerland: taxonomic and palaeobiological implications"
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Nicholls, E. L.; Manabe, M. (2001). "A new genus of ichthyosaur from the Late Triassic Pardonet Formation of British Columbia: bridging the Triassic-Jurassic gap".
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Xiaofeng, W.; Bachmann, G. H.; Hagdorn, H.; Sander, P. M.; Cuny, G.; Xiaohong, C.; Chuanshang, W.; Lide, C.; Long, C.; Fansong, M.; Guanghong, X. U. (2008).
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probably also had a short snout, although its skull is incompletely known. However, a new juvenile specimen discovered in 2013 shows that the hyoid bone of
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had one. The upper fluke of the tail was probably much less-developed than the shark-like tails found in later species.
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Druckenmiller, Patrick S.; Kelley, Neil; Whalen, Michael T.; Mcroberts, Christopher; Carter, Joseph G. (2014-09-19).
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was a medium-sized ichthyosaur, measuring over 7 metres (23 ft) in length. A second possible species of
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was highly specialized, and differed considerably from other ichthyosaurs. It was very slender in profile.
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Sander, P.M.; Griebeler, E.M.; Klein, N.; Juarbe, J.V.; Wintrich, T.; Revell, L.J.; Schmitz, L. (2021).
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Ji, C.; Jiang, D. Y.; Motani, R.; Hao, W. C.; Sun, Z. Y.; Cai, T. (2013). "A new juvenile specimen of
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was in fact closer to more advanced ichthyosaurs, and so cannot be considered a species of
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Nicholls, E.L.; Manabe, M. (2004). "Giant ichthyosaurs of the Triassic - a new species of
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is much shorter, and considered it as a distinct genus based on phylogenetic analysis.
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had robust sectorial teeth with gut contents of mollusk shells and vertebrates.
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Renesto, Silvio; Dal Sasso, Cristiano; Fogliazza, Fabio; Ragni, Cinzia (2020).
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based on this misinterpretation, but are now placed in other genera (including
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from the Pardonet Formation (Norian: Late Triassic) of British Columbia".
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Moon, B. (2019). "A new phylogeny of ichthyosaurs (Reptilia: Diapsida)".
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was one of the largest known ichthyosaurs, similar in size to modern-day
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Sander P, Chen X, Cheng L, Wang X (2011). Claessens L (ed.).
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Bindellini G; Wolniewicz AS; Miedema F; Scheyer TM (2021).
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Maisch, M. W.; Matzke, A. T. (2006). "The braincase of
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was originally described in 2004 as a large species of
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Matzke (2000). 900:, University of California Press, Berkeley 2003 609:and Makoto Manabe considered this species as a 544:; however, the smaller, more basal ichthyosaur 1393: 1391: 916: 914: 1579: 1070: 1068: 1066: 1064: 1062: 8: 956:Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde: Serie B 3451:Late Triassic ichthyosaurs of North America 3346: 3306: 3036: 2912: 2874: 2863: 2816: 2765: 2761: 2686: 2676: 2643: 2610: 2599: 2586: 2487: 2364: 2249: 2183: 2124: 2089: 2078: 2065: 1943: 1934: 1895: 1852: 1793: 1762: 1738: 1727: 1714: 1660: 1651: 1602: 1586: 1572: 1564: 872:"†Shastasaurus Merriam 1895 (ichthyosaur)" 515:was a suction feeder (or filled a similar 453:, is known from California, with the name 120: 31: 1551: 1487: 1477: 1348:Neptune's Ark: From Ichthyosaurs to Orcas 1323: 1211: 1169: 1159: 1110: 1100: 1350:. University of California Press, 282pp. 980: 978: 976: 863: 737:. However, later analysis showed that 457:directly referencing Mount Shasta in 7: 523:), preying primarily on soft-bodied 27:Extinct genus of ichthyosaur reptile 1439:Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 399:. Specimens have been found in the 1509:Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 1404:Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 1362:Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 1257:Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 991:Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 703:, indicating that it is closer to 25: 3292: 3286: 3280: 2572: 2566: 2561: 2555: 2051: 2045: 2039: 1553:10.1111/j.1475-4983.2007.00735.x 921:Shang Qing-Hua, Li Chun (2009). 845:Timeline of ichthyosaur research 142: 3481:Carnian genus first appearances 763:(Sander, 1997) from the German 691:was pertained within the genus 3456:Late Triassic reptiles of Asia 633:may include a second species, 339:(Nicholls & Manabe, 2004 ) 1: 3491:Fossil taxa described in 1895 1312:Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 793:Guanlingichthyosaurus liangae 675:, and it was reclassified as 434:(red), a possible species of 1416:10.1080/02724634.2013.723082 1277:10.1080/02724634.2014.866573 1161:10.1371/journal.pone.0066075 1102:10.1371/journal.pone.0019480 731:Guizhouichthyosaurus tangae 3507: 1460:Besanosaurus leptorhynchus 449:period. 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(2008). 1325:10.4202/app.00731.2020 930:Vertebrata PalAsiatica 627: 566: 536:It is unknown whether 445:lived during the late 439: 282:Shastasaurus pacificus 131:Shastasaurus pacificus 3423:Paleobiology Database 1382:10.1139/cjes-38-6-983 876:Paleobiology Database 687:. In the 2019 study, 619: 561: 422: 2395:Guizhouichthyosaurus 2317:Guizhouichthyosaurus 2265:Guizhouichthyosaurus 1458:"Cranial anatomy of 1206:(24): 5398–5405.e3. 896:Hilton, Richard P., 840:List of ichthyosaurs 826:Shastasaurus osmonti 739:Guizhouichthyosaurus 635:Shastasaurus liangae 625:Royal Tyrrell Museum 602:Guizhouichthyosaurus 554:Species and synonyms 477:, is known from the 3461:Triassic California 2681:Temnodontosauroidea 1479:10.7717/peerj.11179 1374:2001CaJES..38..983N 1269:2014JVPal..34.1460D 1152:2013PLoSO...866075M 1093:2011PLoSO...619480S 949:"The Ichthyosauria" 735:Shastasaurus tangae 699:forms a clade with 463:Northern California 3311:Related categories 2794:Protoichthyosaurus 2213:Barracudasauroides 2098:Quasianosteosaurus 1848:Ichthyosauriformes 1733:Ichthyosauromorpha 1720:Ichthyosauromorpha 1683:Ichthyosauromorpha 1595:Ichthyosauromorpha 1031:(6575): eabf5787. 717:Pardonet Formation 628: 607:Elizabeth Nicholls 567: 479:Pardonet Formation 440: 3471:Fossils of Canada 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3211:Maiaspondylus 3208: 3206: 3205: 3201: 3199: 3198: 3194: 3192: 3191: 3187: 3186: 3184: 3182: 3178: 3172: 3171: 3167: 3165: 3164: 3160: 3158: 3157: 3153: 3151: 3150: 3146: 3144: 3143: 3139: 3136: 3135: 3131: 3129: 3128: 3124: 3121: 3120: 3116: 3114: 3113: 3109: 3106: 3105: 3101: 3099: 3098: 3094: 3091: 3090: 3089:Cryopterygius 3086: 3084: 3083: 3079: 3077: 3076: 3072: 3069: 3068: 3064: 3061: 3060: 3056: 3054: 3053: 3049: 3047: 3046: 3042: 3041: 3038: 3035: 3033: 3029: 3019: 3018: 3014: 3012: 3011: 3007: 3005: 3004: 3000: 2998: 2997: 2996:Acamptonectes 2993: 2992: 2990: 2988: 2984: 2977: 2976: 2975:Thalassodraco 2972: 2969: 2968: 2964: 2961: 2960: 2956: 2954: 2953: 2949: 2946: 2945: 2941: 2939: 2938: 2934: 2931: 2930: 2926: 2923: 2922: 2918: 2917: 2914: 2911: 2909: 2905: 2899: 2898: 2894: 2892: 2891: 2887: 2885: 2884: 2880: 2879: 2876: 2873: 2870: 2865: 2861: 2855: 2854: 2850: 2848: 2847: 2843: 2842: 2840: 2838: 2834: 2827: 2826: 2822: 2821: 2818: 2815: 2812: 2807: 2796: 2795: 2791: 2788: 2787: 2783: 2781: 2780: 2779:Ichthyosaurus 2776: 2775: 2773: 2771: 2767: 2763: 2760: 2757: 2752: 2737: 2736: 2732: 2730: 2729: 2725: 2722: 2721: 2717: 2714: 2713: 2712:Eurhinosaurus 2709: 2708: 2706: 2703: 2702:Leptonectidae 2699: 2695: 2694: 2688: 2685: 2682: 2678: 2674: 2668: 2667: 2663: 2661: 2660: 2659:Hauffiopteryx 2656: 2654: 2653: 2649: 2648: 2645: 2642: 2639: 2634: 2628: 2627: 2623: 2621: 2620: 2619:Hudsonelpidia 2616: 2615: 2612: 2609: 2606: 2601: 2597: 2593: 2588: 2584: 2575: 2571: 2569: 2564: 2558: 2540: 2539: 2535: 2533: 2532: 2528: 2526: 2525: 2524:Sphaerodontes 2521: 2519: 2518: 2514: 2512: 2511: 2507: 2505: 2504: 2500: 2499: 2497: 2495: 2494: 2489: 2485: 2460: 2459: 2458: 2457: 2455: 2453: 2449: 2443: 2442: 2438: 2435: 2434: 2430: 2429: 2427: 2424: 2420: 2413: 2412: 2408: 2405: 2404: 2400: 2397: 2396: 2392: 2390: 2389: 2385: 2383: 2382: 2378: 2375: 2374: 2370: 2369: 2366: 2363: 2361: 2357: 2350: 2349: 2345: 2343: 2342: 2338: 2335: 2334: 2330: 2327: 2326: 2322: 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liangae 3445:Categories 3239:Sisteronia 3197:Kyhytysuka 3104:Janusaurus 3097:Grendelius 3003:Baptanodon 2944:Janusaurus 2811:Baracromia 2652:Dearcmhara 2626:Macgowania 2461:see below↓ 2388:Callawayia 2234:Phalarodon 2227:Mixosaurus 2010:see below↓ 1979:Gulosaurus 1970:Grippiidae 1919:Thaisaurus 1692:see below↓ 1671:Sauropsida 1656:Sauropsida 1629:Subclass: 1625:Sauropsida 1472:(e11179). 858:References 787:G. liangae 769:S. neubigi 761:S. neubigi 623:specimen, 596:Callawayia 587:California 547:Mixosaurus 542:dorsal fin 519:as extant 205:Suborder: 3134:Palvennia 3119:Keilhauia 2967:Palvennia 2786:Malawania 1939:Grippidia 1611:Kingdom: 1546:: 27–61. 1334:0567-7920 1293:129908740 1285:0272-4634 1238:254874088 1222:0960-9822 1053:245444783 613:in 2000. 498:cetaceans 428:popularis 162:Kingdom: 156:Eukaryota 3375:Q2700110 3369:Wikidata 3156:Sumpalla 2280:Wimanius 2105:Tholodus 1631:Diapsida 1619:Chordata 1617:Phylum: 1613:Animalia 1424:83784699 1230:36538877 1180:24348983 1140:PLOS ONE 1121:21625429 1081:PLOS ONE 1045:34941418 834:See also 800:, 2008 ( 707:than to 683:than to 671:than to 447:Triassic 423:Size of 397:Triassic 347:Synonyms 326:, 2000 ) 293:Species 234:Family: 186:Reptilia 176:Chordata 172:Phylum: 166:Animalia 152:Domain: 3415:4946523 3402:1036702 3389:4818004 3204:Leninia 1986:Grippia 1623:Class: 1445:: 1–27. 1370:Bibcode 1265:Bibcode 1171:3859474 1148:Bibcode 1112:3100301 1089:Bibcode 1025:Science 749:Dubious 583:Carnian 386:extinct 366:, 2000 251:Genus: 192:Order: 182:Class: 1422:  1332:  1291:  1283:  1236:  1228:  1220:  1178:  1168:  1119:  1109:  1051:  1043:  904:  798:et al. 724:Norian 540:had a 492:  486:Norian 407:, and 405:Canada 364:et al. 324:et al. 3428:36571 3397:IRMNG 1636:Clade 1466:PeerJ 1420:S2CID 1289:S2CID 1234:S2CID 1049:S2CID 1021:(PDF) 967:(PDF) 952:(PDF) 926:(PDF) 796:Wang 726:age. 409:China 389:genus 322:(Yin 3384:GBIF 1669:see 1330:ISSN 1281:ISSN 1226:PMID 1218:ISSN 1176:PMID 1117:PMID 1041:PMID 902:ISBN 884:2021 759:and 599:and 569:The 362:Yin 219:Node 55:PreꞒ 1548:doi 1517:doi 1484:hdl 1474:doi 1412:doi 1378:doi 1320:doi 1273:doi 1208:doi 1166:PMC 1156:doi 1107:PMC 1097:doi 1033:doi 1029:374 999:doi 960:298 733:as 605:). 577:is 573:of 391:of 3447:: 3425:: 3412:: 3399:: 3386:: 3371:: 1638:: 1544:51 1542:. 1538:. 1513:26 1511:. 1482:. 1468:. 1464:. 1443:17 1441:. 1418:. 1408:33 1406:. 1390:^ 1376:. 1366:38 1364:. 1328:. 1318:. 1316:65 1314:. 1310:. 1287:. 1279:. 1271:. 1261:34 1259:. 1255:. 1232:. 1224:. 1216:. 1204:32 1202:. 1198:. 1174:. 1164:. 1154:. 1142:. 1138:. 1115:. 1105:. 1095:. 1083:. 1079:. 1061:^ 1047:. 1039:. 1027:. 1023:. 995:24 993:. 975:^ 958:. 954:. 934:47 932:. 928:. 913:^ 874:. 785:/ 783:S. 777:. 767:. 745:. 490:S. 473:, 465:. 461:, 411:. 403:, 380:(" 221:: 105:Pg 49:Ma 44:, 3137:? 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Shastasaurus alexandrae
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Merriamosauria
Shastasauridae
Shastasaurus
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Mount Shasta

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