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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). 889:, University of California Press, Berkeley 2003 598:and Makoto Manabe considered this species as a 533:; however, the smaller, more basal ichthyosaur 1382: 1380: 905: 903: 1568: 1059: 1057: 1055: 1053: 1051: 8: 945:Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde: Serie B 3440:Late Triassic ichthyosaurs of North America 3335: 3295: 3025: 2901: 2863: 2852: 2805: 2754: 2750: 2675: 2665: 2632: 2599: 2588: 2575: 2476: 2353: 2238: 2172: 2113: 2078: 2067: 2054: 1932: 1923: 1884: 1841: 1782: 1751: 1727: 1716: 1703: 1649: 1640: 1591: 1575: 1561: 1553: 861:"†Shastasaurus Merriam 1895 (ichthyosaur)" 504:was a suction feeder (or filled a similar 442:, is known from California, with the name 109: 20: 1540: 1476: 1466: 1337:Neptune's Ark: From Ichthyosaurs to Orcas 1312: 1200: 1158: 1148: 1099: 1089: 1339:. University of California Press, 282pp. 969: 967: 965: 852: 726:. However, later analysis showed that 446:directly referencing Mount Shasta in 7: 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 14: 3281: 3275: 3269: 2561: 2555: 2550: 2544: 2040: 2034: 2028: 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. 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(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, 608: 550: 411: 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 556: 468:Pardonet Formation 429: 3460:Fossils of Canada 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3175: 3173: 3171: 3167: 3161: 3160: 3156: 3154: 3153: 3149: 3147: 3146: 3142: 3140: 3139: 3135: 3133: 3132: 3128: 3125: 3124: 3120: 3118: 3117: 3113: 3110: 3109: 3105: 3103: 3102: 3098: 3095: 3094: 3090: 3088: 3087: 3083: 3080: 3079: 3078:Cryopterygius 3075: 3073: 3072: 3068: 3066: 3065: 3061: 3058: 3057: 3053: 3050: 3049: 3045: 3043: 3042: 3038: 3036: 3035: 3031: 3030: 3027: 3024: 3022: 3018: 3008: 3007: 3003: 3001: 3000: 2996: 2994: 2993: 2989: 2987: 2986: 2985:Acamptonectes 2982: 2981: 2979: 2977: 2973: 2966: 2965: 2964:Thalassodraco 2961: 2958: 2957: 2953: 2950: 2949: 2945: 2943: 2942: 2938: 2935: 2934: 2930: 2928: 2927: 2923: 2920: 2919: 2915: 2912: 2911: 2907: 2906: 2903: 2900: 2898: 2894: 2888: 2887: 2883: 2881: 2880: 2876: 2874: 2873: 2869: 2868: 2865: 2862: 2859: 2854: 2850: 2844: 2843: 2839: 2837: 2836: 2832: 2831: 2829: 2827: 2823: 2816: 2815: 2811: 2810: 2807: 2804: 2801: 2796: 2785: 2784: 2780: 2777: 2776: 2772: 2770: 2769: 2768:Ichthyosaurus 2765: 2764: 2762: 2760: 2756: 2752: 2749: 2746: 2741: 2726: 2725: 2721: 2719: 2718: 2714: 2711: 2710: 2706: 2703: 2702: 2701:Eurhinosaurus 2698: 2697: 2695: 2692: 2691:Leptonectidae 2688: 2684: 2683: 2677: 2674: 2671: 2667: 2663: 2657: 2656: 2652: 2650: 2649: 2648:Hauffiopteryx 2645: 2643: 2642: 2638: 2637: 2634: 2631: 2628: 2623: 2617: 2616: 2612: 2610: 2609: 2608:Hudsonelpidia 2605: 2604: 2601: 2598: 2595: 2590: 2586: 2582: 2577: 2573: 2564: 2560: 2558: 2553: 2547: 2529: 2528: 2524: 2522: 2521: 2517: 2515: 2514: 2513:Sphaerodontes 2510: 2508: 2507: 2503: 2501: 2500: 2496: 2494: 2493: 2489: 2488: 2486: 2484: 2483: 2478: 2474: 2449: 2448: 2447: 2446: 2444: 2442: 2438: 2432: 2431: 2427: 2424: 2423: 2419: 2418: 2416: 2413: 2409: 2402: 2401: 2397: 2394: 2393: 2389: 2386: 2385: 2381: 2379: 2378: 2374: 2372: 2371: 2367: 2364: 2363: 2359: 2358: 2355: 2352: 2350: 2346: 2339: 2338: 2334: 2332: 2331: 2327: 2324: 2323: 2319: 2316: 2315: 2311: 2308: 2307: 2303: 2300: 2299: 2295: 2292: 2291: 2287: 2286: 2284: 2282: 2278: 2271: 2270: 2266: 2263: 2262: 2258: 2256: 2255: 2251: 2249: 2248: 2244: 2243: 2240: 2237: 2235: 2231: 2225: 2224: 2220: 2218: 2217: 2213: 2211: 2210: 2206: 2204: 2203: 2199: 2198: 2196: 2194: 2190: 2183: 2182: 2178: 2177: 2174: 2171: 2168: 2163: 2152: 2151: 2150:Xinminosaurus 2147: 2144: 2143: 2139: 2136: 2135: 2131: 2129: 2128: 2124: 2123: 2121: 2119: 2115: 2111: 2104: 2103: 2102:Xinminosaurus 2099: 2096: 2095: 2091: 2089: 2088: 2084: 2083: 2080: 2077: 2074: 2073:Ichthyosauria 2069: 2065: 2061: 2060:Ichthyosauria 2056: 2052: 2043: 2039: 2037: 2031: 1998: 1997: 1996: 1995: 1993: 1991: 1990:Ichthyosauria 1987: 1977: 1976: 1972: 1970: 1969: 1965: 1964: 1962: 1960: 1956: 1950: 1949: 1945: 1943: 1942: 1938: 1937: 1934: 1931: 1929: 1925: 1922: 1920: 1916: 1910: 1909: 1905: 1903: 1902: 1898: 1895: 1894: 1890: 1889: 1886: 1883: 1881: 1877: 1871: 1870: 1866: 1864: 1863: 1862:Omphalosaurus 1859: 1857: 1856: 1855:Cartorhynchus 1852: 1851: 1849: 1847: 1843: 1840: 1838: 1834: 1820: 1819: 1815: 1813: 1812: 1808: 1807: 1805: 1803: 1799: 1793: 1792: 1788: 1787: 1784: 1781: 1779: 1778:Hupehsuchidae 1775: 1769: 1768: 1764: 1762: 1761: 1760:Eohupehsuchus 1757: 1756: 1753: 1750: 1748: 1744: 1738: 1737: 1733: 1732: 1729: 1726: 1723: 1718: 1714: 1710: 1705: 1701: 1680: 1679: 1678: 1677: 1675: 1673: 1669: 1661: 1657: 1656: 1655: 1654: 1651: 1648: 1646: 1642: 1638: 1630: 1626: 1623: 1621: 1617: 1615: 1611: 1609: 1605: 1603: 1599: 1598: 1593: 1589: 1585: 1578: 1573: 1571: 1566: 1564: 1559: 1558: 1555: 1543: 1538: 1534: 1530: 1529:Palaeontology 1526: 1519: 1516: 1511: 1507: 1503: 1499: 1495: 1488: 1485: 1479: 1478:11573/1682932 1474: 1469: 1464: 1460: 1456: 1452: 1450: 1441: 1438: 1433: 1429: 1422: 1419: 1414: 1410: 1406: 1402: 1398: 1394: 1390: 1383: 1381: 1377: 1372: 1368: 1364: 1360: 1356: 1352: 1345: 1342: 1338: 1332: 1329: 1324: 1320: 1315: 1310: 1306: 1302: 1298: 1291: 1288: 1283: 1279: 1275: 1271: 1267: 1263: 1259: 1255: 1251: 1247: 1243: 1236: 1233: 1228: 1224: 1220: 1216: 1212: 1208: 1203: 1198: 1194: 1190: 1186: 1178: 1175: 1170: 1166: 1161: 1156: 1151: 1146: 1142: 1138: 1134: 1130: 1126: 1119: 1116: 1111: 1107: 1102: 1097: 1092: 1087: 1083: 1079: 1076:(5): e19480. 1075: 1071: 1067: 1060: 1058: 1056: 1054: 1052: 1048: 1043: 1039: 1035: 1031: 1027: 1023: 1019: 1015: 1008: 1001: 998: 993: 989: 985: 981: 977: 970: 968: 966: 962: 954: 950: 946: 939: 932: 929: 925:(3): 178–193. 924: 920: 913: 906: 904: 900: 896: 895:0-520-23315-8 892: 888: 882: 879: 867:. Fossilworks 866: 862: 856: 853: 846: 842: 841: 837: 835: 832: 830: 827: 826: 822: 820: 818:Merriam, 1902 816: 811:Merriam, 1902 809: 805: 803: 797: 794: 793: 792:lapsus calami 788: 783: 779: 777: 773: 767: 765: 764: 759: 755: 751: 747: 746:Austrian Alps 743: 739: 735: 733: 729: 725: 721: 716: 714: 710: 707: 703: 699: 695: 691: 687: 683: 679: 675: 671: 667: 663: 659: 655: 651: 650: 645: 641: 639: 635: 631: 630: 625: 621: 615: 611: 607: 603: 601: 597: 593: 592: 587: 586: 581: 577: 573: 569: 565: 561: 554: 549: 542: 540: 538: 537: 532: 528: 523: 521: 520: 515: 511: 510:beaked whales 507: 503: 498: 494: 490: 488: 484: 476: 472: 469: 465: 461: 457: 453: 449: 445: 441: 437: 433: 426: 422: 418: 416: 410: 403: 401: 399: 395: 391: 390:United States 387: 383: 379: 376: 372: 368: 367: 354: 349: 348: 343: 342: 340: 337: 333: 330: 325: 324: 314: 308: 307: 298:Merriam, 1895 295: 294: 285: 280: 276:Merriam, 1895 273: 272: 264: 261: 257: 253:Merriam, 1895 250: 249: 242: 239: 238: 234:Merriam, 1895 231: 225: 222: 221: 218: 212: 209: 206: 205: 202: 196: 193: 192: 189: 188:Ichthyosauria 183: 180: 179: 176: 173: 170: 169: 166: 163: 160: 159: 156: 153: 150: 149: 146: 143: 140: 139: 134: 129: 125: 121: 116: 112: 107: 100: 95: 90: 85: 80: 75: 70: 65: 60: 55: 50: 45: 39: 32: 31:Late Triassic 26: 22: 19: 3349:Shastasaurus 3348: 3310:Ichthyosaurs 3274: 3226: 3219: 3212: 3205: 3198: 3191: 3184: 3177: 3159:Undorosaurus 3157: 3152:Sveltonectes 3150: 3143: 3136: 3131:Parrassaurus 3129: 3121: 3116:Muiscasaurus 3114: 3106: 3099: 3091: 3084: 3076: 3071:Catutosaurus 3069: 3062: 3054: 3046: 3041:Aegirosaurus 3039: 3032: 3004: 2997: 2990: 2983: 2962: 2954: 2946: 2939: 2931: 2926:Jabalisaurus 2924: 2916: 2908: 2884: 2877: 2872:Argovisaurus 2870: 2840: 2833: 2812: 2781: 2773: 2766: 2745:Thunnosauria 2722: 2715: 2707: 2699: 2680: 2653: 2646: 2639: 2613: 2606: 2549: 2527:Tibetosaurus 2525: 2518: 2511: 2504: 2497: 2490: 2482:Nomina dubia 2480: 2430:Toretocnemus 2428: 2420: 2398: 2390: 2382: 2375: 2368: 2360: 2335: 2330:Shastasaurus 2329: 2328: 2322:Ichthyotitan 2320: 2312: 2304: 2296: 2290:Besanosaurus 2288: 2267: 2259: 2252: 2247:Besanosaurus 2245: 2221: 2214: 2207: 2200: 2193:Mixosauridae 2179: 2167:Hueneosauria 2148: 2140: 2132: 2125: 2100: 2092: 2085: 2033: 1973: 1966: 1948:Utatsusaurus 1946: 1941:Parvinatator 1939: 1906: 1901:Chaohusaurus 1899: 1891: 1869:Sclerocormus 1867: 1860: 1853: 1816: 1811:Eretmorhipis 1809: 1789: 1765: 1758: 1734: 1624: 1532: 1528: 1518: 1501: 1497: 1493: 1487: 1458: 1454: 1448: 1440: 1431: 1427: 1421: 1396: 1392: 1388: 1354: 1350: 1344: 1336: 1331: 1304: 1300: 1290: 1249: 1245: 1235: 1192: 1188: 1177: 1132: 1128: 1118: 1073: 1069: 1017: 1013: 1000: 983: 979: 975: 953:the original 948: 944: 931: 922: 918: 886: 881: 869:. Retrieved 864: 855: 838: 814: 807: 802:S. pacificus 801: 800:Synonyms of 799: 798: 790: 786: 781: 775: 771: 770:Synonyms of 769: 768: 761: 757: 749: 741: 736: 732:Shastasaurus 731: 727: 723: 719: 717: 701: 698:Shastasaurus 697: 693: 689: 685: 682:Shastasaurus 681: 677: 674:Shastasaurus 673: 669: 665: 661: 658:Shastasaurus 657: 654:Shastasaurus 653: 647: 643: 642: 637: 634:S. pacificus 633: 627: 623: 620:Shastasaurus 619: 618: 609: 600:nomen dubium 599: 589: 583: 580:Shastasaurus 579: 574:of northern 568:S. pacificus 567: 564:Shastasaurus 563: 560:type species 557: 553:S. pacificus 552: 534: 527:Shastasaurus 526: 524: 517: 502:Shastasaurus 501: 496: 493:Shastasaurus 492: 491: 483:sikanniensis 478: 463: 460:Shastasaurus 459: 456:S. pacificus 455: 444:Shastasaurus 443: 440:S. pacificus 439: 432:Shastasaurus 431: 430: 425:Shastasaurus 424: 420: 419:(green) and 413: 371:Mount Shasta 366:Shastasaurus 365: 364: 363: 352: 346: 345: 322: 321: 312: 305: 304: 293:S. pacificus 292: 291: 287: 270: 269: 260:Type species 248:Shastasaurus 247: 246: 207: 201:Longipinnati 122:(UCMP 9017) 119: 25:Shastasaurus 24: 18: 3034:Acuetzpalin 2999:Mollesaurus 2918:Gengasaurus 2724:Wahlisaurus 2717:Leptonectes 2594:Parvipelvia 2581:Parvipelvia 2506:Pessosaurus 2441:Parvipelvia 2400:Shonisaurus 2337:Shonisaurus 2261:Pessopteryx 1791:Hupehsuchus 1747:Hupehsuchia 1736:Baisesaurus 1629:Neodiapsida 976:Shonisaurus 871:17 December 840:Shonisaurus 754:Muschelkalk 694:Shonisaurus 690:Shonisaurus 670:Shonisaurus 662:Shonisaurus 649:Shonisaurus 519:Shonisaurus 514:cephalopods 415:Shonisaurus 404:Description 382:ichthyosaur 306:S.? liangae 3434:Categories 3228:Sisteronia 3186:Kyhytysuka 3093:Janusaurus 3086:Grendelius 2992:Baptanodon 2933:Janusaurus 2800:Baracromia 2641:Dearcmhara 2615:Macgowania 2450:see below↓ 2377:Callawayia 2223:Phalarodon 2216:Mixosaurus 1999:see below↓ 1968:Gulosaurus 1959:Grippiidae 1908:Thaisaurus 1681:see below↓ 1660:Sauropsida 1645:Sauropsida 1618:Subclass: 1614:Sauropsida 1461:(e11179). 847:References 776:G. liangae 758:S. neubigi 750:S. neubigi 612:specimen, 585:Callawayia 576:California 536:Mixosaurus 531:dorsal fin 508:as extant 194:Suborder: 3123:Palvennia 3108:Keilhauia 2956:Palvennia 2775:Malawania 1928:Grippidia 1600:Kingdom: 1535:: 27–61. 1323:0567-7920 1282:129908740 1274:0272-4634 1227:254874088 1211:0960-9822 1042:245444783 602:in 2000. 487:cetaceans 417:popularis 151:Kingdom: 145:Eukaryota 3364:Q2700110 3358:Wikidata 3145:Sumpalla 2269:Wimanius 2094:Tholodus 1620:Diapsida 1608:Chordata 1606:Phylum: 1602:Animalia 1413:83784699 1219:36538877 1169:24348983 1129:PLOS ONE 1110:21625429 1070:PLOS ONE 1034:34941418 823:See also 789:, 2008 ( 696:than to 672:than to 660:than to 436:Triassic 412:Size of 386:Triassic 336:Synonyms 315:, 2000 ) 282:Species 223:Family: 175:Reptilia 165:Chordata 161:Phylum: 155:Animalia 141:Domain: 3404:4946523 3391:1036702 3378:4818004 3193:Leninia 1975:Grippia 1612:Class: 1434:: 1–27. 1359:Bibcode 1254:Bibcode 1160:3859474 1137:Bibcode 1101:3100301 1078:Bibcode 1014:Science 738:Dubious 572:Carnian 375:extinct 355:, 2000 240:Genus: 181:Order: 171:Class: 1411:  1321:  1280:  1272:  1225:  1217:  1209:  1167:  1157:  1108:  1098:  1040:  1032:  893:  787:et al. 713:Norian 529:had a 481:  475:Norian 396:, and 394:Canada 353:et al. 313:et al. 3417:36571 3386:IRMNG 1625:Clade 1455:PeerJ 1409:S2CID 1278:S2CID 1223:S2CID 1038:S2CID 1010:(PDF) 956:(PDF) 941:(PDF) 915:(PDF) 785:Wang 715:age. 398:China 378:genus 311:(Yin 3373:GBIF 1658:see 1319:ISSN 1270:ISSN 1215:PMID 1207:ISSN 1165:PMID 1106:PMID 1030:PMID 891:ISBN 873:2021 748:and 588:and 558:The 351:Yin 208:Node 44:PreꞒ 1537:doi 1506:doi 1473:hdl 1463:doi 1401:doi 1367:doi 1309:doi 1262:doi 1197:doi 1155:PMC 1145:doi 1096:PMC 1086:doi 1022:doi 1018:374 988:doi 949:298 722:as 594:). 566:is 562:of 380:of 3436:: 3414:: 3401:: 3388:: 3375:: 3360:: 1627:: 1533:51 1531:. 1527:. 1502:26 1500:. 1471:. 1457:. 1453:. 1432:17 1430:. 1407:. 1397:33 1395:. 1379:^ 1365:. 1355:38 1353:. 1317:. 1307:. 1305:65 1303:. 1299:. 1276:. 1268:. 1260:. 1250:34 1248:. 1244:. 1221:. 1213:. 1205:. 1193:32 1191:. 1187:. 1163:. 1153:. 1143:. 1131:. 1127:. 1104:. 1094:. 1084:. 1072:. 1068:. 1050:^ 1036:. 1028:. 1016:. 1012:. 984:24 982:. 964:^ 947:. 943:. 923:47 921:. 917:. 902:^ 863:. 774:/ 772:S. 766:. 756:. 734:. 479:S. 462:, 454:. 450:, 400:. 392:, 369:(" 210:: 94:Pg 38:Ma 33:, 3126:? 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