Reptilia - Ichthyosauria - Shastasauridae
Alternative combinations: Shastasaurus sikanniensis, Shonisaurus sikanniensis
Full reference: E. L. Nicholls and M. Manabe. 2004. Giant ichthyosaurs of the Triassic - a new species of Shonisaurus from the Pardonet Formation (Norian: Late Triassic) of British Columbia. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 24(4):838-849
Belongs to Shastasaurus according to B. C. Moon 2019
See also Ji et al. 2013, Ji et al. 2016, Maisch 2010, Nicholls and Manabe 2004 and Sander et al. 2011
Sister taxa: Shastasaurus alexandrae, Shastasaurus careyi, Shastasaurus carinthiacus, Shastasaurus merriami, Shastasaurus nordensis, Shastasaurus pacificus
Type specimen: TMP 94.378.2, a partial skeleton
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Sikanni Chief River (Triassic of British Columbia)
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