Reptilia - Ichthyosauria - Utatsusauridae
Full reference: T. Shikama and T. Kamei. 1978. Early Triassic ichthyosaurus, Utatsusaurus hataii gen. et sp. nov, from the Kitakami Massif, northeast Japan. Tohoku University Scientific Report, 2nd series 48(2):77-97
Belongs to Utatsusaurus according to M. W. Maisch 2010
See also Ji et al. 2016, Maisch and Matzke 2000, McGowan and Motani 2003, Motani 1997, Motani et al. 1998 and Shikama and Kamei 1978
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: IGPS 95941, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is Tatezaki, which is in an Olenekian marine sandstone/shale in the Osawa Formation of Japan.
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Triassic of Japan (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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