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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
516:. However, current research indicates that the jaws of shastasaurid ichthyosaurs do not fit the suction-feeding profile, since their short and narrow hyoid bones are unsuitable to withstand impact forces for such kind of feeding, and since some species like
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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).
578:. It is known only from fragmentary remains, which have led to the assumption that it was a 'normal' ichthyosaur in terms of proportions, especially skull proportions. Several species of long-snouted ichthyosaur were referred to
1451:
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
3276:
1525:"The Late Triassic Black Shales of the Guanling Area, Guizhou Province, South-West China: A Unique Marine Reptile and Pelagic Crinoid Fossil Lagerstätte"
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1242:"An Upper Triassic (Norian) ichthyosaur (Reptilia, Ichthyopterygia) from northern Alaska and dietary insight based on gut contents"
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656:. The first study testing its relationships, in 2011, supported the hypothesis that it was indeed more closely related to
1297:"New findings reveal that the middle Triassic ichthyosaur Mixosaurus cornalianus is the oldest amniote with a dorsal fin"
3449:
652:. However, this classification was not based on any phylogenetic analysis, and the authors also noted similarities with
539:
had one. The upper fluke of the tail was probably much less-developed than the shark-like tails found in later species.
1066:"Short-Snouted Toothless Ichthyosaur from China Suggests Late Triassic Diversification of Suction Feeding Ichthyosaurs"
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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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912:"On the occurrence of the ichthyosaur Shastasaurus in the Guanling Biota (Late Triassic), Guizhou, China"
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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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668:. However, a 2013 analysis supported the original classification, finding it more closely related to
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1125:"Absence of Suction Feeding Ichthyosaurs and Its Implications for Triassic Mesopelagic Paleoecology"
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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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1391:(Ichthyosauria, Shastasauridae) from the Upper Triassic of southwestern China".
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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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1496:(Sander, 1997), an unusual ichthyosaur from the Middle Triassic of Germany".
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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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10.1671/0272-4634(2004)024[0838:GIOTTN]2.0.CO;2
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10.1671/0272-4634(2006)26[598:TBOPNS]2.0.CO;2
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Motani R, Tomita T, Maxwell E, Jiang D, Sander P (2013).
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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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887:Dinosaurs and Other Mesozoic Animals of California
477:age (about 210 million years ago). By comparison,
740:species that were referred to this genus include
718:In 2009, Shang & Li reclassified the species
936:Michael W. Maisch and Andreas T. Matzke (2000).
889:, University of California Press, Berkeley 2003
598:and Makoto Manabe considered this species as a
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861:"†Shastasaurus Merriam 1895 (ichthyosaur)"
504:was a suction feeder (or filled a similar
442:, is known from California, with the name
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726:. However, later analysis showed that
446:directly referencing Mount Shasta in
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512:), preying primarily on soft-bodied
16:Extinct genus of ichthyosaur reptile
1428:Journal of Systematic Palaeontology
388:. Specimens have been found in the
1498:Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology
1393:Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology
1351:Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences
1246:Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology
980:Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology
692:, indicating that it is closer to
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1542:10.1111/j.1475-4983.2007.00735.x
910:Shang Qing-Hua, Li Chun (2009).
834:Timeline of ichthyosaur research
131:
3470:Carnian genus first appearances
752:(Sander, 1997) from the German
680:was pertained within the genus
3445:Late Triassic reptiles of Asia
622:may include a second species,
328:(Nicholls & Manabe, 2004 )
1:
3480:Fossil taxa described in 1895
1301:Acta Palaeontologica Polonica
782:Guanlingichthyosaurus liangae
664:, and it was reclassified as
423:(red), a possible species of
1405:10.1080/02724634.2013.723082
1266:10.1080/02724634.2014.866573
1150:10.1371/journal.pone.0066075
1091:10.1371/journal.pone.0019480
720:Guizhouichthyosaurus tangae
3496:
1449:Besanosaurus leptorhynchus
438:period. The type species,
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700:. Specimens belonging to
666:Shastasaurus sikanniensis
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128:Scientific classification
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3475:Norian genus extinctions
3455:Ichthyosauromorph genera
684:. In the 2021 analysis,
1026:10.1126/science.abf5787
951:: 1–159. Archived from
808:Shastasaurus alexandrae
744:(Huene, 1925) from the
711:, dating to the middle
704:have been found in the
473:, dating to the middle
427:, compared with a human
1494:Phantomosaurus neubigi
1335:Wallace, D.R. (2008).
1314:10.4202/app.00731.2020
919:Vertebrata PalAsiatica
616:
555:
525:It is unknown whether
434:lived during the late
428:
271:Shastasaurus pacificus
120:Shastasaurus pacificus
3412:Paleobiology Database
1371:10.1139/cjes-38-6-983
865:Paleobiology Database
676:. In the 2019 study,
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2384:Guizhouichthyosaurus
2306:Guizhouichthyosaurus
2254:Guizhouichthyosaurus
1447:"Cranial anatomy of
1195:(24): 5398–5405.e3.
885:Hilton, Richard P.,
829:List of ichthyosaurs
815:Shastasaurus osmonti
728:Guizhouichthyosaurus
624:Shastasaurus liangae
614:Royal Tyrrell Museum
591:Guizhouichthyosaurus
543:Species and synonyms
466:, is known from the
3450:Triassic California
2670:Temnodontosauroidea
1468:10.7717/peerj.11179
1363:2001CaJES..38..983N
1258:2014JVPal..34.1460D
1141:2013PLoSO...866075M
1082:2011PLoSO...619480S
938:"The Ichthyosauria"
724:Shastasaurus tangae
688:forms a clade with
452:Northern California
3300:Related categories
2783:Protoichthyosaurus
2202:Barracudasauroides
2087:Quasianosteosaurus
1837:Ichthyosauriformes
1722:Ichthyosauromorpha
1709:Ichthyosauromorpha
1672:Ichthyosauromorpha
1584:Ichthyosauromorpha
1020:(6575): eabf5787.
706:Pardonet Formation
617:
596:Elizabeth Nicholls
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468:Pardonet Formation
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3460:Fossils of Canada
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3399:Open Tree of Life
3341:Taxon identifiers
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3101:Kazakhstanosaurus
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2976:Ophthalmosaurinae
2941:Myobradypterygius
2897:Ophthalmosauridae
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3170:Platypterygiinae
3138:Pervushovisaurus
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3021:Platypterygiidae
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2826:Stenopterygiidae
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3056:Athabascasaurus
3048:Arthropterygius
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3006:Ophthalmosaurus
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702:S. sikanniensis
686:S. sikanniensis
678:S. sikanniensis
644:S. sikanniensis
610:S. sikanniensis
551:Restoration of
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497:S. sikanniensis
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448:Siskiyou County
421:S. sikanniensis
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35:
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5:
3493:
3491:
3483:
3482:
3477:
3472:
3467:
3462:
3457:
3452:
3447:
3442:
3432:
3431:
3425:
3424:
3422:
3421:
3408:
3395:
3382:
3369:
3353:
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3339:
3330:
3329:
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3325:
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3317:
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3299:
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3259:
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3246:
3243:
3242:
3239:
3238:
3235:
3234:
3232:
3231:
3224:
3217:
3214:Plutoniosaurus
3210:
3207:Platypterygius
3203:
3196:
3189:
3182:
3179:Caypullisaurus
3174:
3172:
3166:
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3163:
3162:
3155:
3148:
3141:
3134:
3127:
3119:
3112:
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3017:
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3009:
3002:
2995:
2988:
2980:
2978:
2972:
2971:
2969:
2968:
2960:
2952:
2948:Nannopterygius
2944:
2937:
2929:
2922:
2914:
2905:
2899:
2893:
2892:
2890:
2889:
2886:Macropterygius
2882:
2879:Delphinosaurus
2875:
2867:
2861:
2856:
2849:
2848:
2846:
2845:
2842:Stenopterygius
2838:
2835:Magnipterygius
2830:
2828:
2822:
2821:
2819:
2818:
2814:Chacaicosaurus
2809:
2803:
2798:
2795:
2794:
2791:
2790:
2788:
2787:
2779:
2771:
2763:
2761:
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2743:
2740:
2739:
2736:
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2732:
2731:
2729:
2728:
2720:
2713:
2709:Excalibosaurus
2705:
2696:
2694:
2687:
2686:
2679:
2673:
2662:
2661:
2659:
2658:
2655:Suevoleviathan
2651:
2644:
2636:
2630:
2625:
2622:
2621:
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2603:
2597:
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2408:
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2392:Mikadocephalus
2388:
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2362:Auroroborealia
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2326:
2318:
2314:Himalayasaurus
2310:
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2298:Guanlingsaurus
2294:
2285:
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2281:Shastasauridae
2277:
2276:
2274:
2273:
2265:
2257:
2250:
2242:
2236:
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2230:
2229:
2227:
2226:
2219:
2212:
2205:
2197:
2195:
2189:
2188:
2186:
2185:
2176:
2170:
2165:
2162:
2161:
2158:
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2155:
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2142:Thalattoarchon
2138:
2134:Phantomosaurus
2130:
2127:Cymbospondylus
2122:
2120:
2110:
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2107:
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1911:
1904:
1897:
1893:Isfjordosaurus
1888:
1882:
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1872:
1865:
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1839:
1833:
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1579:
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1549:
1548:
1515:
1504:(3): 598–607.
1484:
1437:
1418:
1399:(2): 340–348.
1389:Guanlingsaurus
1376:
1341:
1328:
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1115:
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2982:
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2964:Thalassodraco
2961:
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2765:
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2726:
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2721:
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2698:
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1959:Grippiidae
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